Commercial Space Applications: An Exploration of Emerging Trends in U.S. Regulatory Activity

This exploratory seminar will review emerging trends in regulatory activity concerning space law, particularly commercial space applications. Attorney James Anthony Wolff will examine regulations related to U.S. and international UNOOSA Low Earth Orbit regulatory frameworks relevant to telecommunications, space solar power applications, and human activity. Other topics to be discussed include regulation of orbital debris management and mitigation, Geo-Synchronous Orbit regulatory activity and related licensing regimes, regulation of asteroid mining claims, and space property rights with respect to the Moon, and other Lunar commercial industrialization related activities.

Learning Objectives:

1. Review emerging trends in space law regulatory activity
2. Gain an overview of the regulatory frameworks relevant to telecommunications, and space solar power applications
3. Define commercial space applications
4. Examine related regulatory schemes, including space property rights with respect to the Moon