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Moon Express Reveals Need for Space Law
WASHINGTON D.C. — The FAA appears “poised to make history by approving the first private space mission to go beyond Earth’s orbit,” according to the...
Space Property Legislation A Victory for Commercial Space, but Has Troubling Loophole
WASHINGTON D.C. — Yesterday, the Senate approved by unanimous consent H.R. 2262, the U.S. Commercial Space Launch Competitiveness Act — legislation that recognizes property rights...
House Passes Asteroid Mining Bill, Senate Must Fix It
WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, the House of Representatives passed legislation recognizing property rights in resources extracted from asteroids, and non-interference rights to asteroid mining operations....
Congress Should Fix Space Property Rights Bill
WASHINGTON D.C. — The House of Representatives is set to vote Thursday on legislation that would recognize space property rights for the first time under...
Space Property Rights, the Next Frontier in Bipartisan Legislation?
WASHINGTON D.C. — Yesterday, Reuters broke the news that the Federal Aviation Administration’s Office of Commercial Space (FAA/AST) had taken a first step toward approving...
It’s Time for Space Property Rights: Berin Szoka in SpaceNews
Recent years have seen tremendous growth in the private space industry, with companies like Orbital Sciences Corporation and SpaceX shipping supplies to the International Space Station. But...