April 2026
Future-building in space - sustainability as first principle
... how to preserve the capability of future generations to meet their needs. This is the nub of the sustainability ethic. Space treaties, ethos, technology and access have been leveraged for some incredible moments of human solidarity and success...
11 October 2018
Commercial Uses of Space and Space Tourism: legal and policy aspects
... in this multi-author tome) a decent index. Although the book includes the inevitable background on the Outer Space Treaty and the spaceflight liability regime, it covers present-day concerns about large satellite constellations and...
04 February 2018
The Protection of Intellectual Property Rights in Outer Space Activities
... subject of who owns the Moon and other celestial bodies has been under discussion, by space lawyers at least, since the signing of the Outer Space Treaty in 1967; the typical answer has always been ‘no-one owns outer...
05 August 2019
Weaponised satellites to be part of new space force says France
... on 26 July. The minister did emphasise however that France has no intention of violating the international Outer Space Treaty of 1967 which prohibits the testing of weapons of mass destruction or nuclear weapons in orbit. Neither do they want...
May 2017
Future space applications and their regulatory needs
... orbit are being proposed as well. Our digital world is connected by these orbital broadcasting systems. The landmark space treaties of 50 years ago are now relics of a past world Remote sensing satellites provide us with a view back on our...
January 2018
Space nation's first orbiting satellite
... of the boundaries of exisiting legislation, such as the Outer Space Treaty which was ratified in 1967. Freedom of exploration and the use of outer space is not only allowed by the Treaty (and the 1963 Declaration of Legal Principles Governing the...
