Moon Law

The United Nations recently held their first ever Conference on Space Law and Policy. Alan goes through the various areas of policy that were discussed and what goals they have in mind for the next generation of space law.

Last week, SpaceX announced that they have booked a passenger for a trip around the moon, in the new and improved design of the BFR. The passenger is that Yusaku Maezawa, and he will select 6-8 artists from around the world to join him.

You often hear about white collar crime in the media, but what does it actually mean? Alan explains what types of crimes are considered ‘white collar’, and how that impacts the prosecution and defense of such crimes.

This week we’ve got stories about Swarm Technologies’s SpaceBees, plugging a hole in the ISS with your thumb, and NASA’s deadline for opportunity to wake up.

This week we’re shifting our focus away from Russia and The United States and instead talking about the growing space programs across the African content.

Did you know there’s not just one, but two satellites currently on approach to two different near earth asteroids, and both of them are on a mission to collect and return samples of the surface of the asteroids back to earth.

What makes a killing a murder? Alan walks us through mens rea - Latin for “a guilty mind”, a legal term of art referring to a defendant’s intent to commit a crime.

Our stories this week: The Space Frontier Act, The James Webb Space Telescope experiences further delays, NASA announces Commercial Crew Astronauts, Water On Mars, Again!

The Strategic Defense Initiative, often called “Star Wars” in the media, was a proposed space-based anti missile system. Although it was never built, it was a source of international tension during the cold war, and may not have been legal under the Outer Space treaty.