The Global Space Law Center’s 2022/23 academic year is off to an exciting start!  Here are some recent highlights and new developments: This semester’s online Space Law course has shattered records with over 50 students enrolling!  The GSLC website has been redesigned and now contains more information about some of the projects and initiatives that the Center has spearheaded or …

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The Global Space Law Center participated last week in C|M|LAW’s live-streamed Russia-Ukraine Conflict Panel Discussion. At the close of the panel, Prof. Mark J. Sundahl addresses the multiplicity of ways in which the conflict has touched space and encourages the international community to continue to use space as a “laboratory of peace” that has traditionally brought …

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The Global Space Law Center has not always seen eye-to-eye with positions taken by the Outer Space Institute, but we stand shoulder-to-shoulder when it comes to the need to ban kinetic ASAT tests. The GSLC has therefore added its signature to OSI’s Open Letter on Kinetic ASAT Tests calling for a binding international agreement prohibiting such tests and applaud …

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Our student-staffed Research Council has been brainstorming about the most critical issues facing the space community on an international level. We identified the following five issues as the most pressing (in order of importance). Do you agree? 1. The definition of the “peaceful use” of outer space and the limits of militarization. 2. The (il)legality of kinetic …

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Congratulations to SpaceX for a flawless launch of Inspiration4!  For those of you interested in the legalities, we dug up the FAA launch license for the mission.  By the way, remember when the X-Prize was won in 2004? We had safety regulations (such as they are) in place by 2006 – 15 years before the first …

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On June 24th, The Registration Project held its first Public Workshop in order to bring its work before a college of space law experts (as well as the general public) to seek broader input from all stakeholders. The Workshop was hosted by Moon Dialogs as part of a series of high-profile webinars focused on the governance of lunar activity.  The …

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The Global Space Law Center‘s STARLAW Blog Named #2 Space Law Blog The Global Space Law Center’s blog, The STARLAW Blog, was named the #2 blog on FeedSpot’s 2021 ranking of the top five blogs on issues of space law and policy. Many thanks to our talented contributors and faithful subscribers! Special thanks goes to our recent graduate, Kristina …

What a Year! The Global Space Law Center Celebrates the Successes of the 2020/21 Academic Year and Looks Forward to a Special June 24th Workshop. Read More »

Mark Sundahl & Kristina Schiavone A new space law initiative, the Registration Project, was launched earlier this year to address the shortcomings of the existing law and practice regarding the registration of space objects and activities as the international community faces a new era of lunar exploration. This self-governed working group is a joint venture …

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