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Foreword
Editors' preface / Lesley Jane Smith, Ingo Baumann, and Susan-Gale Wintermuth
Introduction / Lesley Jane Smith, Ingo Baumann, and Susan-Gale Wintermuth
Part I : General framework and boundary conditions
A. Changing institutional roles in space policy
1. Towards a new legal ecosystem for the exploitation of space / Philippe Clerc
2. The EU Regulation for the Space Programme : a new framework / Kamlesh Brocard
3. Commercial space activities in the U.S. : an overview of current policy and regulatory framework / Catrina Melograna and Christopher D. Johnson
B. Fostering NewSpace : finance models and favourable jurisdictions
4. NewSpace companies : incorporating and financing operations / Catherine Doldirina and Susan Wintermuth
5. The Space Protocol of the Cape Town Convention : a tool to promote greater commercialisation and private financing in the space sector / Hamza Hameed and Anna Veneziano
C. The international legal framework for licensing space activities : innovative examples
6. Canada : Past, current, and future space law and policy perspectives / Maria Rhimbassen
7. National space law and licensing of commercial space activities in Japan / Souichirou Kozuka
8. Regulating commercial space activities in Australia and New Zealand / Joel A. Dennerley and Maria A. Pozza
9. Practical experiences with Finland's national space legislation and lessons learned / Jenni Tapio
10. Framework and licensing requirements for commercial space activities in Russia, with a particular focus on the NewSpace sector / Olga Volynskaya
11. How China incorporates commercial space activities within its national space law instruments / Yun Zhao
12. India : recent developments in space business and regulation / Ranjana Kaul
D. Fostering innovation through competition and public procurement
13. The EU and ESA rules on public procurement / Oliver Heinrich and Jan Helge Mey
14. Procurement by ESA in times of pandemic crises / Stefano M. Fiorilli
15. NewSpace growth through NASA's contractual and other transaction authorities / Julie Jiru and Allison Genco
16. Public-private partnership to promote new entrants to space R&D activities in Japan / Mizuki Tani-Hatakenaka
Part II : Specific markets
A. Commercial space solutions for earth observation data and space applications
17. Legal considerations for NewSpace companies when selling data (and associated products and services) to the US government / Kevin Pomfret
18. Regulation of commercial Earth observation systems and data / Ingo Baumann and Erik Pellander
B. Large constellations : frequencies, registration and interference
19. A satellite operator's practical experiences with licensing and market barriers for global satellite constellations ; the case of OneWeb / Ruth Pritchard-Kelly
20. Registration requirements for satellites and the reality of large constellations : ensuring a symbiosis of international law requirements and practicability / Bernhard Schmidt-Tedd
C. New launchers, small launchers, space ports, and space tourism
21. How can the insurance market provide new and effective solutions for NewSpace technologies and services? / Cécile Gaubert
22. Legislating for spaceports, commercial space markets, and space tourism / Lesley Jane Smith, Ruairidh J. M. Leishman, and Alan Thompson
D. Space mining
23. National and international norms towards the governance of commercial space resource activity / Tanja Masson-Zwaan and Mark J. Sundahl
E. Specific aspects of smart contracts and blockchain technology
24. Blockchain and smart contracts in space operations / P.J. Blount and Giulia de Rossi
25. Agile contracts for space projects / Gerhard Deiters
Part III : Cross-cutting items and challenges
A. International standards and export control
26. Export control and NewSpace : reciprocal challenges / Matthias Creydt, Lisa Gräfin von der Schulenburg
B. Active debris removal, on-orbit servicing, and space traffic management
27. Towards space traffic management / Holger Krag and Lesley Jane Smith
28. Future regulatory and licensing trends for active debris removal and on-orbit servicing in the UK and US / Jason Forshaw and Laura Cummins
29. Legal aspects of ground-based infrastructure for space situational awareness / Olga Batura and Regina Peldszus
C. Long-term sustainability and the changing nature of space law (cybersecurity)
30. Space cybersecurity and US law / P.J. Blount
31. NewSpace and ensuring long-term sustainability of the space environment / Gina Petrovici and Ulrike M. Bohlmann
32. Ensuring space sustainability through national space legislation / Ingo Baumann and Erik Pellander
D. Outlook
33. Mission off-world : a technology-enabled vision for reimagining our society on Earth and beyond / Adriana Marais
Index.
List of contributors
Foreword
Editors' preface / Lesley Jane Smith, Ingo Baumann, and Susan-Gale Wintermuth
Introduction / Lesley Jane Smith, Ingo Baumann, and Susan-Gale Wintermuth
Part I : General framework and boundary conditions
A. Changing institutional roles in space policy
1. Towards a new legal ecosystem for the exploitation of space / Philippe Clerc
2. The EU Regulation for the Space Programme : a new framework / Kamlesh Brocard
3. Commercial space activities in the U.S. : an overview of current policy and regulatory framework / Catrina Melograna and Christopher D. Johnson
B. Fostering NewSpace : finance models and favourable jurisdictions
4. NewSpace companies : incorporating and financing operations / Catherine Doldirina and Susan Wintermuth
5. The Space Protocol of the Cape Town Convention : a tool to promote greater commercialisation and private financing in the space sector / Hamza Hameed and Anna Veneziano
C. The international legal framework for licensing space activities : innovative examples
6. Canada : Past, current, and future space law and policy perspectives / Maria Rhimbassen
7. National space law and licensing of commercial space activities in Japan / Souichirou Kozuka
8. Regulating commercial space activities in Australia and New Zealand / Joel A. Dennerley and Maria A. Pozza
9. Practical experiences with Finland's national space legislation and lessons learned / Jenni Tapio
10. Framework and licensing requirements for commercial space activities in Russia, with a particular focus on the NewSpace sector / Olga Volynskaya
11. How China incorporates commercial space activities within its national space law instruments / Yun Zhao
12. India : recent developments in space business and regulation / Ranjana Kaul
D. Fostering innovation through competition and public procurement
13. The EU and ESA rules on public procurement / Oliver Heinrich and Jan Helge Mey
14. Procurement by ESA in times of pandemic crises / Stefano M. Fiorilli
15. NewSpace growth through NASA's contractual and other transaction authorities / Julie Jiru and Allison Genco
16. Public-private partnership to promote new entrants to space R&D activities in Japan / Mizuki Tani-Hatakenaka
Part II : Specific markets
A. Commercial space solutions for earth observation data and space applications
17. Legal considerations for NewSpace companies when selling data (and associated products and services) to the US government / Kevin Pomfret
18. Regulation of commercial Earth observation systems and data / Ingo Baumann and Erik Pellander
B. Large constellations : frequencies, registration and interference
19. A satellite operator's practical experiences with licensing and market barriers for global satellite constellations ; the case of OneWeb / Ruth Pritchard-Kelly
20. Registration requirements for satellites and the reality of large constellations : ensuring a symbiosis of international law requirements and practicability / Bernhard Schmidt-Tedd
C. New launchers, small launchers, space ports, and space tourism
21. How can the insurance market provide new and effective solutions for NewSpace technologies and services? / Cécile Gaubert
22. Legislating for spaceports, commercial space markets, and space tourism / Lesley Jane Smith, Ruairidh J. M. Leishman, and Alan Thompson
D. Space mining
23. National and international norms towards the governance of commercial space resource activity / Tanja Masson-Zwaan and Mark J. Sundahl
E. Specific aspects of smart contracts and blockchain technology
24. Blockchain and smart contracts in space operations / P.J. Blount and Giulia de Rossi
25. Agile contracts for space projects / Gerhard Deiters
Part III : Cross-cutting items and challenges
A. International standards and export control
26. Export control and NewSpace : reciprocal challenges / Matthias Creydt, Lisa Gräfin von der Schulenburg
B. Active debris removal, on-orbit servicing, and space traffic management
27. Towards space traffic management / Holger Krag and Lesley Jane Smith
28. Future regulatory and licensing trends for active debris removal and on-orbit servicing in the UK and US / Jason Forshaw and Laura Cummins
29. Legal aspects of ground-based infrastructure for space situational awareness / Olga Batura and Regina Peldszus
C. Long-term sustainability and the changing nature of space law (cybersecurity)
30. Space cybersecurity and US law / P.J. Blount
31. NewSpace and ensuring long-term sustainability of the space environment / Gina Petrovici and Ulrike M. Bohlmann
32. Ensuring space sustainability through national space legislation / Ingo Baumann and Erik Pellander
D. Outlook
33. Mission off-world : a technology-enabled vision for reimagining our society on Earth and beyond / Adriana Marais
Index.