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Regulation versus markets: outer space edition
Did you know the Federal Communications Commission has jurisdiction over the orbits of communication satellites launched from the United States? Satellites are flying radio antennas, or in the words of space lawyer Payton Alexander: “If you’re putting anything in space–be … Continue reading
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Low Earth orbit and the dog that did not bark
As I mentioned previously (see here and here), both the Department of Defense and the Space Force recently published new policies spelling out their current commercial outer space strategies. In summary, both of these jargon-laden reports identify a wide variety … Continue reading
Happy Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Day?!
Today, 22 April is Earth Day, an annual event (since 1970) commemorating our love of nature and the environment and our commitment to such public goods as clean air and clean water, but what about outer space, especially Low Earth … Continue reading
Space Markets: Three New Developments
I mentioned in my previous post that Professor Justin Evans and I are currently researching and writing a new “space markets” paper, which is tentatively titled “Space Auctions and the Tragedy of the Outer Space Commons“. Our new paper builds … Continue reading
Dance of the space satellites
Via Michael Franco at CNET: “Looking at this animation, you might be surprised by just how crowded the satellite space around our planet is. But remember, this animation only shows 19 Earth-observing NASA satellites. According to a roundup of all satellite … Continue reading
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