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Space law is the body of law governing space-related activities, encompassing both international and domestic agreements, rules, and principles. [1] Parameters of space law include space exploration, liability for damage, weapons use, rescue efforts, environmental preservation, information sharing, new technologies, and ethics. [2]
Title 51 of the United States Code (51 U.S.C.), entitled National and Commercial Space Programs, [1] is the compilation of the general laws regarding space programs. It was promulgated [2] by U.S. President Barack Obama on December 18, 2010 when he signed PL 111-314 into law.
In drafting space policy, the President consults with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), responsible for civilian and scientific space programs, and with the Department of Defense, responsible for military space activities, which include communications, reconnaissance, intelligence, mapping, and missile defense. [1]
Between asteroid mining, satellite cybersecurity and space law, there's plenty to learn in these IU fall classes, with still some time left to sign up
The Center for Air and Space Law at the University of Mississippi School of Law has been the premier U.S. platform for Air and Space Law since 1965. [1] It is the only American Bar Association accredited law school to offer an LL.M., a JD Concentration and a Graduate Certificate [2] in Air and Space Law. [3]
The United States has developed many space programs since the beginning of the spaceflight era in the mid-20th century. The government runs space programs by three primary agencies: NASA for civil space; the United States Space Force for military space; and the National Reconnaissance Office for intelligence space. These entities have invested ...
Space law is an area of the law that encompasses national and international law governing activities in outer space. There are currently six treaties that make up the body of international space law. The inception of the field of space law began with the launch of the world's first artificial satellite by the Soviet Union in October 1957
To this day, the United States has coordinated but separate military and civilian space programs, with much of the former involved in launching military and surveillance craft and, prior to the Partial Test Ban Treaty, planning counter-measures to the anticipated Soviet launch of nuclear warheads into space. In addition, the new law made ...