International Space Law and Space Laws of the United States provides helpful practice tips for representing clients and doing business in today's commercial space industry, as well as important coverage of the essentials for students of Space Law. Each chapter explores a nuanced space law issue and concludes with review questions.
Written by two Georgetown Space Law professors who are also Space Law practitioners, with more than 50 years of combined expertise having worked as legal counsel for NASA, in the halls of Congress and in the Executive Branch, this book explains complex regulations in approachable language and is thoroughly annotated.
This work is valuable for students of Space Law as well as practitioners. It will serve as a handy desk reference for years to come.
Industry Reviews
'Steve Mirmina and Caryn Schenewerk take us from the earliest days of space flight to thinking of future demands on the legal field in this exciting and informative book packed with historical perspectives on the development of the earliest Outer Space Treaty and the US and international organizations responsible for the conduct and oversight of civil and national security space operations. International Space Law and Space Laws of the United States will whet the appetites of students today giving any consideration to the study of law and should encourage all of us who consider ourselves practitioners of any type of space activity to give serious thought to ways we can actively encourage peaceful uses of outer space and promote responsible and ethical behavior in all our operations.' -- Charles F. Bolden Jr., Major General, U.S. Marine Corps (Ret.), 12th NASA Administrator, Founder and CEO Emeritus, The Charles F. Bolden Group
'Comprehensive and engaging. It's not only an essential reference for every space law practitioner, but also a student's introduction to everything that is essential to a career in space law. Steve and Caryn have covered all the bases here. I'll have this one on my bookshelf as long as I'm in this industry.' -- Audrey Powers, Vice President at Blue Origin and Astronaut on New Shepard Flight 18