SpaceNews.com
• Christina Lucas, Natalia Szlarb, Tatiana Sainati
Frontier justice: navigating the future legal landscape for private actors in space law
As private firms assume core space functions—from launch and constellation operations to lunar services—existing legal frameworks are fraying. This analysis maps emerging doctrines on liability, jurisdiction and licensing, outlines likely regulatory responses, and identifies the commercial and national-security risks companies will face.
