September 2023
How microorganisms survive space travel
... of celestial bodies – planets, moons, comets, etc - to answer a number of important natural-science questions: what are the laws of formation and development of planets; how life emerged in the Universe and whether it exists beyond Earth; and...
October 2024
Virtualisation of the satellite sector
... Cloud and the Internet of Things are the top three areas in which companies are scaling up. International law firm Baker McKenzie states that a huge 77 percent of companies have already embarked on their digital transformation journey...
15 February 2022
A new legal system for space
... structure in a world that is digitising,” he says. Beer, a British lawyer based in London and co-founder of Seven Pillars Law, also too on the role of Minister of Justice for Asgardia the Space Nation in 2021. “I became increasingly intrigued by ...
September 2021
Near space - the air-space boundary question, astronauts and space tourism
... different legal regimes, aviation law and the law of outer space. Aviation law starts with the premise that...grant them the full protection of rescue and return under international space law. It would seem to be clear, therefore, that irrespective of...
June 2015
The new space ethics: COSPAR, Planetary Protection and beyond
... Interest: A legal framework for protecting the “Common Interest of All Mankind” from Hardinian Tragedy’, Journal of Space Law, Vol. 36, pp. 273 9: For a further discussion on the extent to which life should be expanded and propagated in future extra...
August 2018
Flouting the rules on satellite registrations
...) establishing the link of jurisdiction and control over space objects; and iv) application and development of international space law in general. The sheer number of incorrect registrations over the years makes it imperative for UNOOSA to verify the...
