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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 Outer Space Treaty and Legal Space Opera

June 25, 2020 Laura Montgomery

When wearing my science fiction writer’s hat, I haven’t found my day job as a space lawyer uniformly helpful.  Sure,…

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Posted in: uncategorized Filed under: Outer Space Treaty, science fiction

Overruled

April 14, 2020 Laura Montgomery 4 Comments

I had the honor of co-authoring a short story with Dragon and Prometheus Awards winner Sarah A. Hoyt of Darkship…

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Posted in: uncategorized Filed under: Article VI, FAA, Outer Space Treaty, science fiction

Lunar Property Rights

April 3, 2019 Laura Montgomery 1 Comment

I contributed a discussion on property rights to Commercial lunar propellant architecture:  A collaborative study of lunar propellant production. Here…

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Posted in: uncategorized Filed under: adverse possession, Outer Space Treaty, property rights

From Last Winter: Opportunities of First Impression

January 10, 2019 Laura Montgomery

I realized that I’d never provided a link to an article I wrote for Astrosociological Insights, published last Winter. My…

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Posted in: uncategorized Filed under: Article VI, Outer Space Treaty, planetary protection, property rights

A Tricky Dutch Artist, Congress, and Space Mining

August 16, 2018 Laura Montgomery 1 Comment

At some point in our lives many of us have seen Dutch artist M.C. Escher’s stairs that go around and…

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Posted in: uncategorized Filed under: Article VI, mining, Outer Space Treaty, property rights, self-executing

The Space Frontier Act: the Outer Space Treaty, Streamlining Regulation, and Oversight of Foreign Activity

August 1, 2018 Laura Montgomery 1 Comment

The Space Frontier Act, which the Senate Commerce Committee voted on today after a mark-up, attempts, among other things, to…

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Posted in: uncategorized Filed under: Article VI, Outer Space Treaty, regulation

Mercatus Paper: US Regulators May Not Prevent Private Space Activity on the Basis of Article VI of the Outer Space Treaty

March 30, 2018 Laura Montgomery 2 Comments

The Mercatus Center published my legal paper this week on Article VI of the Outer Space Treaty, complete with an…

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Posted in: uncategorized Filed under: Article VI, Outer Space Treaty, regulation, self-executing

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

Space Policy Proposal for the Trump Administration – Part 2 (Letters of Marque)

November 6, 2017 Laura Montgomery 2 Comments

When I prepared last week’s post on CNAS’s proposed  Space Policy for the Trump Administration, I did not plan a…

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Posted in: uncategorized Filed under: letters of marque, Outer Space Treaty, property rights

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