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Book SynopsisTrade Review‘Steve Mirmina and Caryn Schenewerk take us from the earliest days of space flight to thinking of future demands on the legal field in this exciting and informative book packed with historical perspectives on the development of the earliest Outer Space Treaty and the US and international organizations responsible for the conduct and oversight of civil and national security space operations. International Space Law and Space Laws of the United States will whet the appetites of students today giving any consideration to the study of law and should encourage all of us who consider ourselves practitioners of any type of space activity to give serious thought to ways we can actively encourage peaceful uses of outer space and promote responsible and ethical behavior in all our operations.’ -- Charles F. Bolden Jr., Major General, U.S. Marine Corps (Ret.), 12th NASA Administrator, Founder and CEO Emeritus, The Charles F. Bolden Group
‘Comprehensive and engaging. It’s not only an essential reference for every space law practitioner, but also a student’s introduction to everything that is essential to a career in space law. Steve and Caryn have covered all the bases here. I’ll have this one on my bookshelf as long as I’m in this industry.’ -- Audrey Powers, Vice President at Blue Origin and Astronaut on New Shepard Flight 18
Table of ContentsContents: PART I INTRODUCTION 1. An introduction to international space law and space laws of the United States PART II INTERNATIONAL SPACE LAW 2. International space law primer 3. The Outer Space Treaty 4. Additional sources of international space law PART III SPACE AGENCIES AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES 5. Domestic law primer 6. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration 7. U.S. commercial space launch, reentry and spaceports 8. Commercial remote sensing, space commerce and space weather 9. U.S. commercial space communications 10. Space operations and the U.S. Department of Defense 11. Additional USG agencies involved in spaceflight activities PART IV SUBSTANTIVE LEGAL ISSUES IN OUTER SPACE LAW 12. Environmental issues in outer space 13. National security and military uses of outer space 14. Planetary defense Epilogue Index
