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An Act to confer licensing and other powers on the Secretary of State to secure compliance with the international obligations of the United Kingdom with respect to the launching and operation of space objects and the carrying on of other activities in outer space by persons connected with this country. Citation: 1986 c. 38: Territorial extent
International space law developed after the Second World War when international human rights were established, [64] but both developed independently, [65] and have therefore been identified to be in need to be thought together and expanded, [66] especially with advancing space flight and interest in space settlement.
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In 1967, the United Nations laid down a set of rules to govern space exploration, and 104 nations signed on.
The Space Industry Act 2018 (c. 5) is an Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom introduced by Chris Grayling as Secretary of State for Transport to extend and improve the regulatory framework for commercial spaceflight activities (involving both launch to orbit and sub-orbital spaceflight) to be carried out from spaceports in the United Kingdom and launches and other activities overseas by UK ...
Logo of the UK Space Agency. On 1 April 2010, the government established the UK Space Agency, an agency responsible for the British space programme. It replaced the British National Space Centre and now has responsibility for government policy and key budgets for space, as well as representing the UK in all negotiations on space matters.
[11] [12] [13] Nevertheless, the Outer Space Treaty is the first and most foundational legal instrument of space law, [14] and its broader principles of promoting the civil and peaceful use of space continue to underpin multilateral initiatives in space, such as the International Space Station and the Artemis Program. [15] [16]
NEW YORK (Reuters) -The Biden administration on Wednesday released a long-awaited proposal to split regulatory powers over emerging private-sector space activities between the U.S. transportation ...