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Why does space tourism matter?

Space tourism is a perennial hope. Someday, more humans than just trained astronauts will hopefully be able to look down on Earth from above. Plans…

Society

Why is it important to consider human rights in space?

Editor August 21, 2020 Earth observation extraterritoriality human rights human rights violations human spaceflight Jus Ad Astra space tourism the rule of law the Space4SDGs initiative WiseLaw

From most people’s perspectives, space law is a fairly niche field. Even more niche are particular sub-fields of space law, such as space human rights…

Business

Space Capitalism: Laissez-faire in the Heavens

Editor January 18, 2019 asteroid mining Capitalism entrepreneurialism libertarianism NewSpace space commercialization space exploration space mining space tourism the space industry

Space is becoming popular with billionaires. Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Richard Branson all have their eyes set on the stars. Their ventures signal a…