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Let the Terraforming Begin! Or Not.

October 15, 2019 Laura Montgomery 9 Comments

Most of you know me as a space lawyer, and that is indeed my day job.  I’m also a science…

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Posted in: uncategorized Filed under: planetary protection, terraforming

No Tardigrades Here

August 22, 2019 Laura Montgomery 2 Comments

No, a tardigrade is not what you get when you’re late to class.  It’s a microbial “water bear.”  It’s very…

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Posted in: uncategorized Filed under: FAA, payload review, planetary protection, SpaceIL, tardigrades

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

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

Opportunities for the President and Congress to Ensure that Regulatory Agencies Do Not Improperly Use the Outer Space Treaty to Deny Access to Space or Impose Burdensome Costs

August 15, 2017 Laura Montgomery 2 Comments

There has been a lot of discussion in the past couple of years about whether and how the Outer Space…

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Posted in: uncategorized Filed under: Article IX, Article VI, executive order, Outer Space Treaty, planetary protection, president

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

The “Non-Interference” Provision of Article IX of the Outer Space Treaty and Property Rights

March 31, 2017 Laura Montgomery 18 Comments

Sometimes when you start a new project or line of inquiry it’s helpful to knock out the deadwood first. Then…

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Posted in: uncategorized Filed under: non-interference, Outer Space Treaty, planetary protection, property rights, 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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Posted in: uncategorized Filed under: Article VI, Congress, FAA, Outer Space Treaty, planetary protection, self-executing

Planetary Protection and Its Applicability to the Private Sector

October 3, 2016 Laura Montgomery 1 Comment

I was going to title this “Does Planetary Protection Apply to the Private Sector?” However, various corners of the internet…

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Posted in: uncategorized Filed under: harmful contamination, Outer Space Treaty, planetary protection, self-executing

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