With investments in outer space growing exponentially and with more states seeking to develop domestic space capabilities, states should be aware of their rights and obligations under international space law and of the potential applicability of investment protection obligations to space...

Are there too many satellites in Low Earth Orbit, or too few? Why not use a market mechanism such as space launch auctions or orbit auctions to answer this question? This paper contributes to the literature on outer space governance by proposing a novel method of outer space governance: orbit...

Human exploration of outer space has stimulated multiple innovations from both government and private sources. The decision to invest vast sums of money over a short period of time for the moon programs of the 1960s radically increased the level of innovation. Accomplishing this required new...

The aim of the study is to provide a set of policy recommendations for the involvement of civil society in EU space policy. To do so, the first part of the study (Section 2) will provide a comprehensive overview of European space governance and the main actors involved in it, such as the...

What would it mean for people to make outer space better rather than worse? Earth-based intuitions about the relationship between humans and the environment often assume that humans are a source of degradation and pollution, and that the best thing humans can do is to leave the environment alone...

Der Bericht untersucht die rechtlichen Fragen, die sich im Kontext der mit "New Space" umschriebenen Transformation der Raumfahrt stellen. Den Ausgangspunkt bildet das internationale Weltraumrecht. Aus diesem ergibt sich die staatliche Pflicht zur Genehmigung und Beaufsichtigung...

1. Zero-G Dreams: The Promise of Commercial Space Travel -- 2. Celestial Entrepreneurs: Crafting Business Models Beyond Earth's Atmosphere -- 3. Laws of the Cosmos: Navigating the Space Tourism Legal Landscape -- 4. AI Copilots: Revolutionary Designs for Safer Space Vehicles -- 5. Virtual...