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Is Mars a “Free Planet,” and May No Country Authorize Martian Activities?

December 4, 2020 Laura Montgomery 3 Comments

By now everyone has heard about the terms of service in SpaceX’s Starlink satellite-internet service contract.  They’re posted on Reddit:…

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Posted in: uncategorized Filed under: Article II, Article VI, Congress, Mars, Outer Space Treaty, self-executing, SpaceX

The Constitution and Regulating Outer Space

December 6, 2019 Laura Montgomery 1 Comment

A friend sent me an article from Reason by Jonathan Adler regarding the Constitutional non-delegation doctrine.  Its implications for the…

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Posted in: uncategorized Filed under: Administrative law, Congress, drafting, non-delegation doctrine

Congress and the Human Settlement of Space

February 12, 2018 Laura Montgomery 1 Comment

This is not new news, but it’s interesting to consider in the context of concerns anyone may have over whether…

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Posted in: uncategorized Filed under: Congress, Outer Space Treaty, planetary protection

Procedural Protections of ASCFEA

June 17, 2017 Laura Montgomery

As noted last week, the recently marked-up American Space Commerce Free Enterprise Act would require a non-governmental U.S. entity operating…

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Posted in: uncategorized Filed under: Congress, FAA, procedure, tolling

Senate Hearing on Reopening the American Frontier

May 26, 2017 Laura Montgomery

On Tuesday this week, May 23, the Senate Subcommittee on Space, Science, and Competitiveness held a hearing titled Reopening the…

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Posted in: uncategorized Filed under: Article VI, Congress, financial responsiblity, Outer Space Treaty, planetary protection

Senate Space Subcommittee Hearing

May 19, 2017 Laura Montgomery 2 Comments

On Tuesday, May 23, 2017, the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation will hold a hearing in the Subcommittee…

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Posted in: uncategorized Filed under: Article VI, Congress, Outer Space Treaty, planetary protection, self-executing

Testimony to House Space Subcommittee

March 10, 2017 Laura Montgomery

What follows is my written testimony to the House Space Subcommittee on the role the Outer Space Treaty plays in…

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Space Subcommittee Hearing

March 2, 2017 Laura Montgomery 2 Comments

The Space Subcommittee of the House Science Committee on Science, Space, and Technology will hold a space regulation hearing on…

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Chairman Babin on International Obligations in Space

February 10, 2017 Laura Montgomery

On February 7, 2017, at the FAA’s Commercial Space Transportation Conference, Representative Brian Babin, Chairman of the Space Subcommittee of…

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Posted in: uncategorized Filed under: Article VI, Babin, Congress, due process, Outer Space Treaty, self-executing

Thoughts on Current Events in Congress and the Administration: the CRA and an E.O.

February 3, 2017 Laura Montgomery 3 Comments

Congressional Review Act  The Wall Street Journal’s Kimberly Strassel wrote last week about far-reaching implications of the Congressional Review Act,…

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