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How big a deal is forward contamination of other planets?

Editor March 13, 2020 alien life astrobiology COSPAR forward contamination microbes science fiction Star Trek the Open University the Outer Space Treaty the Solar System

Forward contamination, meaning infecting other parts of the Solar System with life from Earth – how big a deal is it? Science fiction has long…

How do international laws regulate space mining?

Editor February 28, 2020 resource utilization space mining the Cold War the Moon The Moon Agreement the Outer Space Treaty the United Nations UN COPUS Western Sydney University

There is renewed interest nowadays in space mining. There was similar interest in space mining during the Cold War, when international agreements were developed to…

What is the Moon Treaty and is it still useful?

Editor January 17, 2020 For All Moonkind in situ resource utilization Ronald Reagan space Law space lawyers space mining the Moon the Moon Treaty the Outer Space Treaty the University of Mississippi

The Moon Treaty was designed to regulate various space activities, including resource utilization. The Moon Treaty, however, is of questionable use – it has few…

Who defines law in outer space?

Editor July 5, 2019 celestial bodies NewSpace outer space space Law space mining space products space resources spacecraft the Outer Space Treaty the space sector

As humanity increasingly establishes itself off Earth, what laws will govern its activities? On this planet, governments enforce their own national legal systems, and international…