A comment by Bill Nelson, the NASA administrator, sparked a strong public response from the Chinese government. But due to legal and practical reasons, no country could take over the Moon anytime soon.
Articles on 1967 Outer Space Treaty
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Activities in space today are far more numerous and complicated compared to 1967, before humans had landed on the moon or Elon Musk had been born. Two experts explain the need for better laws to keep space peaceful.
Russia’s testing of an anti-satellite weapon risked the life of astronauts on the International Space Station and could have astronomical impacts on Earth.
Several current programs aim at sending humans back to the Moon. What would be the purpose, and what are the real prospects?
Chances are small that space junk will destroy property or harm a person, and existing space law could deal with such an event. But current law doesn’t address the bigger problem of space pollution.
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Clinical Professor of Space Leadership, Policy and Business, Arizona State University
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Assistant Professor of International Affairs, Georgia Institute of Technology
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Full Professor, Former Director, Institute of Air and Space Law, McGill University
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Arsenault Doctoral Fellow at the Institute of Air and Space Law, McGill University
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Assistant Professor of Space and International Relations, Johns Hopkins University
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Professeur de physique et science de la soutenabilité, Université Paris Cité
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Professor of Air and Space Law, University of Mississippi
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Assistant Professor of Space and Society, Arizona State University
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Researcher, Air and Space Law, McGill University; Bond University
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Associate Fellow, Université Paris Cité