The Artemis Accords Explained: What They Say, Who Has Signed and Why It Matters
The Artemis Accords explained: what the text says, why Sections 10 and 11 matter for lunar mining, and who the 76 signatories…
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Plain English guides to the treaties, the licensing regimes, the institutions and the career routes. Start here if space law is new to you.
Space Law Cases: The Disputes That Shaped the Field
Space law has little case law of its own, so most of the rules operators rely on were made in ordinary courts.…
Space Tourism: Who Flies, What It Costs and What the Law Says About Safety
Space tourism now spans ten-minute suborbital hops, private orbital flights and paid stays on the ISS, at prices from $750,000 to a…
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Kessler Syndrome Explained: How Real Is the Risk?
Kessler syndrome is not the instant chain reaction of the film Gravity. ESA's 2026 data suggests a slow cascade is already under way in some orbits,…
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The Moon Agreement: Why Almost No One Ratified It
Adopted in 1979, in force since 1984, and ratified by just 17 states, none of which launches its own astronauts. How one article on the common…
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How to Build a Career in Space Law
The field people imagine and the field that hires are different. Four routes in, what actually differentiates candidates, and an honest answer on whether the specialist…
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The Outer Space Treaty Explained, Article by Article
Six of its seventeen articles do almost all the work. Here is what Articles I, II, VI, VII, VIII and IX actually say, and the four…
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What Is Space Law? A Plain English Guide to the Rules Above Us
Space law is two layers, not one. Five UN treaties that barely move, and a fast changing pile of national licensing rules that decide whether anyone…