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The Development of Outer Space: Sovereignty and Property Rights in International Space Law
This account of the evolution of outer space law examines key issues that fuel the debates over sovereignty and property rights designed to govern the future colonization and use of heavenly bodies other than our own.
Author(s) | By Thomas Gangale. |
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Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing Plc |
Format | Hardback |
Pages | 336 |
Published in | United States |
Published | 23 Jul 2009 |
Availability | POD |
This account of the evolution of outer space law examines key issues that fuel the debates over sovereignty and property rights designed to govern the future colonization and use of heavenly bodies other than our own.
List of Figures and Tables Preface 1 The Forsaken Promise of Space 2 The Launching of Space Law 3 Property Rights in Outer Space 4 Common Heritage in Magnificent Desolation: The Moon Agreement's Tragic Odyssey 5 Moon Myths: What the Moon Agreement I
Thomas Gangale is executive director of OPS-Alaska, an aerospace think tank in Petaluma, CA. He served as an Air Force space program engineer for four satellite programs involving strategic arms control verification, the Strategic Defense Initiative, and