Entering the exciting realm of Space Law

Space law and policy can be an incredibly difficult field to enter, and requires a lot of self-study. Please find a compilation of both resources and meetings within the community for your use to best learn and stay up to date on new developments!

Books to read

Handbook of Space Law - Frans von der Dunk (2015)

Space Insurance and the Law - Andrea Harrington (2021)

Organizations to watch

United Nations Office of Outer Space Affairs

Secure World Foundation

Aerospace Security Center for Strategic and International Studies

Privateer

European Center for Space Law

Space Generation Advisory Council

Office of Space Commerce

FAA Office of Commercial Space Transportation

Aerospace Corporation’s Center for Space Policy and Strategy

International Space University

University of Mississippi - Journal of Space Law

US Air Force Air Command and Staff College and Air University

US Space Force

University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Cleveland State University

McGill University

… and, of course, Shock Space!

Meetings to Attend

Advanced Maui Optical and Space Surveillance Technologies (AMOS) Conference, September, Maui, HI, USA

IAF’s International Astronautical Congress (IAC), Fall, Rotating Locations

Manfred Lachs Moot Court Competition

ESA/ECSL Executive Course on Space Law, January-ish, ESA ESTEC

ESA/ECSL Summer Course on Space Law and Policy, rotating ESA center

ECSL’s Young Lawyers Symposium

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