February 2022
A new legal system for space
..., got me thinking about the laws that are applicable in space. Many governments signed the UN Outer Space Treaty (OST) in 1967, but the OST only governs what governments do in space, not private companies. Five decades ago, the thought...
January 2023
Space sustainability imperative
..., it is the big spacefaring nations that are taking up all the space in space. Space cannot be locked up just by 11 launching states. The other 135 signatories to the Outer Space Treaty should also have an opportunity to benefit from that environment...
April 2024
The promise of solar energy for sustainable development and space exploration
... (SPS) will be developed and operated in outer space, and constitute a ‘use’ of space, they are subject to the provisions of United Nations’ space treaties, in particular the 1967 ‘Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the...
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...
