Nuclear Power in Space: The UN Principles, US Launch Rules and the Race for a Lunar Reactor
Nuclear power in space explained: the 1992 UN Principles, NSPM-20 launch approval tiers, Cosmos 954 and the US plan for a lunar…
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Liability Convention
The Liability Convention Explained: Who Pays When Space Objects Cause Damage
The Liability Convention explained: who is a launching State, absolute versus fault liability, how claims work, and the Cosmos 954 case that…
The Registration Convention Explained: Who Registers a Satellite and Why It Decides Who Controls It
The Registration Convention explained: what States must register with the UN, who counts as the launching State, and why registration decides jurisdiction.
Explainers14 min read
14 min
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. From Cosmos 954 and…
Explainers12 min read
12 min
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,…
Commercial Space13 min read
13 min
ISS Retirement in 2030: The Deorbit Plan and What Replaces It
NASA still plans to bring the ISS down at the end of 2030, using a $843 million SpaceX deorbit vehicle it will own. But a Senate…
Insights7 min read
7 min
Space Debris Liability: Who Pays When Satellites Collide
The Liability Convention applies a fault standard to orbital collisions and never defines fault. That gap is why no claim has ever been brought for a…