Partial Test Ban Treaty
Prohibits nuclear weapon tests and other nuclear explosions in the atmosphere, underwater and in outer space—an important adjacent arms-control rule.
Open official source: Partial Test Ban TreatyWho makes the law beyond Earth?
A global learning hub for the treaties, national laws, strategies, institutions and degree programs shaping activity in orbit, on the Moon and farther out.
16global instruments
15national plans
10U.S. state frameworks
14study pathways
TREATY
STATE
LICENSE
INTERNATIONAL DUTY
→ NATIONAL IMPLEMENTATION
→ MISSION AUTHORIZATION
INTERNATIONAL LEGAL ATLAS
Five core treaties. Eleven connected instruments.
The first five form the UN space-treaty sequence. The rest are clearly labeled as principles, guidelines, adjacent treaties or political commitments.
WHO DOES WHAT
Institutions behind the instruments
No single world authority governs space. These institutions convene States, coordinate spectrum, develop commitments and build legal capacity.
UNOOSA & COPUOSTreaty stewardship, multilateral negotiation and legal capacity-building
ITU Radiocommunication SectorInternational coordination of satellite spectrum and orbit resources
NASA & the Artemis AccordsCivil exploration policy and a growing international set of commitments
ESA & the European Centre for Space LawEuropean legal education, research and institutional cooperation
1967
OST
Outer Space Treaty
The constitutional foundation of space law: freedom of exploration and use, non-appropriation, peaceful purposes, State responsibility, liability and jurisdiction.
1968
ARRA
Rescue Agreement
Develops duties to assist and return astronauts and to return space objects found outside the territory of the launching authority.
1972
LIAB
Liability Convention
Sets fault-based liability for damage in space and absolute liability for certain damage caused on Earth or to aircraft in flight.
1975
REG
Registration Convention
Requires launching States to maintain national registries and furnish identifying and orbital information for the UN Register of Objects Launched into Outer Space.
1979
MOON
Moon Agreement
Elaborates rules for the Moon and celestial bodies, including scientific use, environmental care and a future regime for natural resources.
Antarctic Treaty
Reserves Antarctica for peaceful purposes, protects freedom of scientific investigation and preserves cooperation while holding territorial claims in abeyance—an important governance analogue for global-commons debates in space.
Open official source: Antarctic TreatyDeclaration of Legal Principles
The pre-treaty declaration that articulated free exploration, non-appropriation, international responsibility, jurisdiction and cooperation.
Open official source: Declaration of Legal PrinciplesDirect Broadcasting Principles
Principles governing States’ use of artificial Earth satellites for international direct television broadcasting.
Open official source: Direct Broadcasting PrinciplesRemote Sensing Principles
Frames remote sensing for the benefit of all countries while addressing access to data, environmental protection and disaster information.
Open official source: Remote Sensing PrinciplesNuclear Power Sources Principles
Sets safety, notification, responsibility and compensation principles for nuclear power sources used in outer space.
Open official source: Nuclear Power Sources PrinciplesBenefits Declaration
Addresses international cooperation and equitable access to the benefits of space activities, with attention to developing countries.
Open official source: Benefits DeclarationITU Radio Regulations
The international framework for allocating and coordinating radio-frequency spectrum and associated satellite-orbit resources.
Open official source: ITU Radio RegulationsCOPUOS Long-Term Sustainability Guidelines
Twenty-one voluntary guidelines covering policy, regulation, safety of operations, research, capacity-building and international cooperation.
Open official source: COPUOS Long-Term Sustainability GuidelinesIADC Space Debris Mitigation Guidelines
Consensus technical guidance from major space agencies for limiting debris released in normal operations, break-ups and post-mission disposal.
Open official source: IADC Space Debris Mitigation GuidelinesArtemis Accords
A set of non-binding principles for civil exploration, including transparency, interoperability, emergency assistance, registration, heritage, resources and deconfliction.
Open official source: Artemis AccordsNATIONAL POLICY ATLAS
One domain. Many national systems.
Compare how established and emerging space nations organize civil programs, commercial authorization, security, science and international partnership.
United States
U.S. Space Policy Collection
A federal index for national space policy, presidential directives, commercial remote sensing, spectrum and other U.S. policy instruments.
Open national source: U.S. Space Policy CollectionUnited Kingdom
UK Space Strategy
The current cross-government strategy aligns economic growth, defense, security, resilience and four priority space subsectors through 2030.
Open national source: UK Space StrategyCanada
A New Space Strategy for Canada
Canada’s strategic framework for science, exploration, innovation, jobs and partnership in the space sector.
Open national source: A New Space Strategy for CanadaAustralia
Australian Civil Space Strategy
A ten-year civil strategy organized around national priority areas, international engagement, regulation, capability and workforce.
Open national source: Australian Civil Space StrategyNew Zealand
National Space Policy
A national policy grounded in stewardship, innovation, responsibility and partnership, including sustainability and national-interest tests.
Open national source: National Space PolicyChina
China’s Space Program: A 2021 Perspective
The government white paper reviews achievements and sets objectives and tasks for China’s space program and international cooperation.
Open national source: China’s Space Program: A 2021 PerspectiveIndia
Indian Space Policy
Defines roles for government and non-government entities, with IN-SPACe authorization and promotion across the Indian space ecosystem.
Open national source: Indian Space PolicyJapan
Basic Plan on Space Policy
Japan’s cabinet-level plan connects security, disaster resilience, innovation, science and exploration with an annual implementation plan.
Open national source: Basic Plan on Space PolicyEuropean Union
EU Space Strategy for Security and Defence
A union-level framework for threat understanding, resilience, response, responsible behavior and cooperation in the space domain.
Open national source: EU Space Strategy for Security and DefenceGermany
German Space Strategy
Sets strategic fields of action for climate protection, digitalization, security, sustainability, research and a competitive space industry.
Open national source: German Space StrategyLuxembourg
National Space Strategy
Builds the country’s space ecosystem around sustainability, talent, research, international cooperation and commercial development.
Open national source: National Space StrategyUnited Arab Emirates
National Space Strategy 2030
A long-term framework for governance, national capabilities, science, missions, investment and global partnerships.
Open national source: National Space Strategy 2030South Korea
KASA Policy & Work Plans
The national agency’s policy program advances private-sector growth, flagship missions, launch capability and Korea’s long-term aerospace ambitions.
Open national source: KASA Policy & Work PlansBrazil
National Space Activities Program
PNAE links Brazilian institutions, infrastructure, applications, industry and international cooperation across a ten-year program.
Open national source: National Space Activities ProgramSouth Africa
National Space Strategy
A development-centered national framework for Earth observation, navigation, communications, space science and domestic capability.
Open national source: National Space StrategyU.S. STATE POLICY MAP
The states build the launchpads.
State space policy often appears as enabling law, public authorities, infrastructure finance, liability rules, workforce programs and economic-development strategy.
States in this guide10 highlighted frameworks
Policy lives at multiple levels: federal rules authorize missions, while states shape sites, capital, workforce and liability.
Florida
Space Florida Act & spaceport systemCreates a statewide aerospace finance and development authority and a coordinated spaceport system with infrastructure and commercial-development tools.
Texas
Texas Space CommissionCoordinates civil, commercial and military aerospace growth and administers the Space Exploration and Aeronautics Research Fund.
Virginia
Virginia Commercial Space Flight AuthorityA state-created authority that operates the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport and supports launch, testing and economic development.
New Mexico
New Mexico Spaceport AuthorityThe public authority behind Spaceport America, pairing a purpose-built commercial spaceport with state governance and infrastructure investment.
Alaska
Alaska Aerospace CorporationA state-owned corporation providing high-latitude launch infrastructure through the Pacific Spaceport Complex–Alaska.
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Space Industry Development AuthorityA public authority supporting the Oklahoma Air & Space Port, horizontal-launch infrastructure and commercial space development.
Colorado
Aerospace & Defense Industry ProgramState economic-development policy supports aerospace companies, national-security missions, workforce and Colorado’s broad space cluster.
California
Aerospace & Defense sector policyCalifornia combines commercial-space and defense industry support with state incentives, permitting assistance and a mature aerospace supply chain.
Alabama
Aerospace & Aviation development frameworkA state industry strategy built around Huntsville, federal missions, research, manufacturing, workforce and aerospace recruitment.
Mississippi
Aerospace & Defense development policyState development programs connect Stennis Space Center, engine testing, advanced manufacturing, incentives and workforce capacity.
U.S. SECURITY & SPACEPOWER
Policy says why. Doctrine says how.
Follow the chain from whole-of-government policy to defense strategy, Space Force service strategy and operational doctrine.
National Space Policy
The government-wide baseline for civil, commercial and national-security space activities, cooperation, sustainability and leadership.
Space Policy Directive-3
National space traffic management policy, including civil space situational awareness and improved safety data and standards.
Space Policy Directive-5
Cybersecurity principles for space systems, emphasizing risk-based engineering, supply chains, resilience and information sharing.
Defense Space Strategy Summary
Organizes defense space action around military advantage, integration with joint operations, shaping the environment and cooperation.
Space Policy Review & Protection Strategy
Explains the Department’s approach to protecting and defending space systems, integrating allies and commercial capabilities, and responsible conduct.
DoD Commercial Space Integration Strategy
Sets principles and priorities for integrating commercial space solutions into national-security architectures before crisis or conflict.
U.S. Space Force Commercial Space Strategy
Translates commercial integration into service-level lines of effort for transparency, technical and operational integration, risk and future capability.
Space Force Doctrine Library
The authoritative library for Space Force doctrine, including operations, space domain awareness, intelligence and sustainment.
U.S. Space Force International Partnership Strategy
A framework for integrating allies and partners across force design, capability development, information sharing, training and operations.
STUDY THE FIELD
Degrees, certificates & policy pathways.
Compare specialist law degrees, policy concentrations, interdisciplinary space studies and professional education across North America and Europe.
Center for Air and Space Law — degree & certificate pathways
University of Mississippi
Ole Miss’s Center offers online and Oxford pathways including an Air and Space Law LL.M., an online M.S., a graduate certificate and a J.D. concentration, alongside research in air, drone, cyber, remote-sensing and space law.
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LL.M. in Space, Cyber, and National Security Law
University of Nebraska College of Law
An intensive graduate law pathway connecting space law with cyber operations, national security and public international law.
Open official source: LL.M. in Space, Cyber, and National Security Law
M.A. in International Science and Technology Policy — Space Policy concentration
George Washington University
A graduate policy pathway through the Elliott School and Space Policy Institute focused on the relationships among space technology, policy, economics, law, security and international affairs.
Open official source: M.A. in International Science and Technology Policy — Space Policy concentration
Space Law, Data and Policy Program
University of Washington School of Law
SPACE LDP connects outer space with law, data and global policy through public and fee-based education for university, government, industry, defense and nonprofit audiences.
Open official source: Space Law, Data and Policy Program
Air and Space Law graduate programs
McGill Institute of Air & Space Law
Research and graduate study in public and private air law, international space law, governance, institutions and technology.
Open official source: Air and Space Law graduate programs
Air and Space Law Advanced LL.M.
Leiden University
A European and international program combining public and private air law with international and national space law.
Open official source: Air and Space Law Advanced LL.M.
Space Law LLM
Northumbria University
A full-time or distance-learning specialization in space law, policy and governance at national and international levels.
Open official source: Space Law LLM
Master in Space, Communication and Media Law
University of Luxembourg
Combines space and satellite communications law with media, electronic communications, data protection and cyber policy.
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M2 Digital, Aeronautics and Space Technologies Law
Université Paris-Saclay
A specialist program linking space and aeronautics law with telecommunications, digital regulation and technology policy.
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M.S. in Space Studies
University of North Dakota
An interdisciplinary space degree with coursework in space law, politics, policy, diplomacy, military space and remote-sensing law.
Open official source: M.S. in Space Studies
Master of Space Studies
International Space University
A multidisciplinary program spanning policy and law, business, engineering, science, applications and society in an international cohort.
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Master in Space Law and Geopolitics
Luiss Guido Carli School of Government
An English-taught multidisciplinary master combining international, European and administrative space law with policy, geopolitics, security and the space economy.
Open official source: Master in Space Law and Geopolitics
Advanced Master of Space Studies — Law, Policy, Business & Management
KU Leuven & Ghent University
A jointly awarded advanced master with a dedicated major in space law, policy, business and management, plus a common interdisciplinary core and thesis.
Open official source: Advanced Master of Space Studies — Law, Policy, Business & ManagementExecutive Certificate in Space Law and Policy
Université Paris-Saclay
Professional education in legal, institutional, strategic and contractual issues across the space project lifecycle.
Open official source: Executive Certificate in Space Law and PolicyFREE COURSES · BRIEFINGS · VIDEO
Learn before you enroll.
Start with free courses, open archives and public briefings. Each item distinguishes free learning from a free audit or an optional paid certificate.
International Space Law Explained
United NationsA concise introduction to why international space law exists, what the core treaties do and how space activity is governed.
Space Services e-learning
International Telecommunication UnionLearn the filing, coordination, notification and recording procedures behind satellite spectrum and orbit use.
Long-Term Sustainability learning hub
UNOOSAA free account unlocks 26 short lessons, infographics and case studies explaining the UN guidelines for safe and sustainable space activity in English, French and Spanish.
Space Law and Policy e-learning
UNOOSAOfficial introductory modules cover fundamental principles of international space law, national implementation and the legal framework for space activities. No paid credential is implied.
Sustainable Space — Space Law and Ethics
University of HelsinkiAn open sustainable-space course with a dedicated chapter on space law and ethics, including treaties, responsibility, sustainability and emerging governance questions.
Space Policy Seminar
MIT OpenCourseWareAn openly available graduate seminar archive with readings and lecture notes on sources of space policy, U.S. institutions, international cooperation, security and space law. Originally taught in 2003.
Space Fundamentals
Adelaide University & University of SurreyA self-paced introduction to the space sector with six modules, including a dedicated space-law module. Course access may be audited free; the verified certificate is a paid option.
Space Security Conference & videos
UNIDIRExpert briefings and recorded discussions on threats, norms, responsible behavior and multilateral security processes.
Aerospace Security Project events
CSISPublic conversations, briefings and report launches explaining national security space policy and strategic competition.
Space Policy Institute events
George Washington UniversityPanels and public programs connecting policy students with government, industry and international space leaders.
THE RESEARCH DESK
Search the complete policy library.
Find primary sources, national plans, U.S. state frameworks, strategy, study programs, research institutes and explainers in one index.
87 sources
Outer Space Treaty
The constitutional foundation of space law: freedom of exploration and use, non-appropriation, peaceful purposes, State responsibility, liability and jurisdiction.
Rescue Agreement
Develops duties to assist and return astronauts and to return space objects found outside the territory of the launching authority.
Liability Convention
Sets fault-based liability for damage in space and absolute liability for certain damage caused on Earth or to aircraft in flight.
Registration Convention
Requires launching States to maintain national registries and furnish identifying and orbital information for the UN Register of Objects Launched into Outer…
Moon Agreement
Elaborates rules for the Moon and celestial bodies, including scientific use, environmental care and a future regime for natural resources.
Partial Test Ban Treaty
Prohibits nuclear weapon tests and other nuclear explosions in the atmosphere, underwater and in outer space—an important adjacent arms-control rule.
Antarctic Treaty
Reserves Antarctica for peaceful purposes, protects freedom of scientific investigation and preserves cooperation while holding territorial claims in abeyance—an important governance analogue…
Declaration of Legal Principles
The pre-treaty declaration that articulated free exploration, non-appropriation, international responsibility, jurisdiction and cooperation.
Direct Broadcasting Principles
Principles governing States’ use of artificial Earth satellites for international direct television broadcasting.
Remote Sensing Principles
Frames remote sensing for the benefit of all countries while addressing access to data, environmental protection and disaster information.
Nuclear Power Sources Principles
Sets safety, notification, responsibility and compensation principles for nuclear power sources used in outer space.
Benefits Declaration
Addresses international cooperation and equitable access to the benefits of space activities, with attention to developing countries.
ITU Radio Regulations
The international framework for allocating and coordinating radio-frequency spectrum and associated satellite-orbit resources.
COPUOS Long-Term Sustainability Guidelines
Twenty-one voluntary guidelines covering policy, regulation, safety of operations, research, capacity-building and international cooperation.
IADC Space Debris Mitigation Guidelines
Consensus technical guidance from major space agencies for limiting debris released in normal operations, break-ups and post-mission disposal.
Artemis Accords
A set of non-binding principles for civil exploration, including transparency, interoperability, emergency assistance, registration, heritage, resources and deconfliction.
U.S. Space Policy Collection
A federal index for national space policy, presidential directives, commercial remote sensing, spectrum and other U.S. policy instruments.
UK Space Strategy
The current cross-government strategy aligns economic growth, defense, security, resilience and four priority space subsectors through 2030.
A New Space Strategy for Canada
Canada’s strategic framework for science, exploration, innovation, jobs and partnership in the space sector.
Australian Civil Space Strategy
A ten-year civil strategy organized around national priority areas, international engagement, regulation, capability and workforce.
National Space Policy
A national policy grounded in stewardship, innovation, responsibility and partnership, including sustainability and national-interest tests.
China’s Space Program: A 2021 Perspective
The government white paper reviews achievements and sets objectives and tasks for China’s space program and international cooperation.
Indian Space Policy
Defines roles for government and non-government entities, with IN-SPACe authorization and promotion across the Indian space ecosystem.
Basic Plan on Space Policy
Japan’s cabinet-level plan connects security, disaster resilience, innovation, science and exploration with an annual implementation plan.
EU Space Strategy for Security and Defence
A union-level framework for threat understanding, resilience, response, responsible behavior and cooperation in the space domain.
German Space Strategy
Sets strategic fields of action for climate protection, digitalization, security, sustainability, research and a competitive space industry.
National Space Strategy
Builds the country’s space ecosystem around sustainability, talent, research, international cooperation and commercial development.
National Space Strategy 2030
A long-term framework for governance, national capabilities, science, missions, investment and global partnerships.
KASA Policy & Work Plans
The national agency’s policy program advances private-sector growth, flagship missions, launch capability and Korea’s long-term aerospace ambitions.
National Space Activities Program
PNAE links Brazilian institutions, infrastructure, applications, industry and international cooperation across a ten-year program.
National Space Strategy
A development-centered national framework for Earth observation, navigation, communications, space science and domestic capability.
Space Florida Act & spaceport system
Creates a statewide aerospace finance and development authority and a coordinated spaceport system with infrastructure and commercial-development tools.
Texas Space Commission
Coordinates civil, commercial and military aerospace growth and administers the Space Exploration and Aeronautics Research Fund.
Virginia Commercial Space Flight Authority
A state-created authority that operates the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport and supports launch, testing and economic development.
New Mexico Spaceport Authority
The public authority behind Spaceport America, pairing a purpose-built commercial spaceport with state governance and infrastructure investment.
Alaska Aerospace Corporation
A state-owned corporation providing high-latitude launch infrastructure through the Pacific Spaceport Complex–Alaska.
Oklahoma Space Industry Development Authority
A public authority supporting the Oklahoma Air & Space Port, horizontal-launch infrastructure and commercial space development.
Aerospace & Defense Industry Program
State economic-development policy supports aerospace companies, national-security missions, workforce and Colorado’s broad space cluster.
Aerospace & Defense sector policy
California combines commercial-space and defense industry support with state incentives, permitting assistance and a mature aerospace supply chain.
Aerospace & Aviation development framework
A state industry strategy built around Huntsville, federal missions, research, manufacturing, workforce and aerospace recruitment.
Aerospace & Defense development policy
State development programs connect Stennis Space Center, engine testing, advanced manufacturing, incentives and workforce capacity.
National Space Policy
The government-wide baseline for civil, commercial and national-security space activities, cooperation, sustainability and leadership.
Space Policy Directive-3
National space traffic management policy, including civil space situational awareness and improved safety data and standards.
Space Policy Directive-5
Cybersecurity principles for space systems, emphasizing risk-based engineering, supply chains, resilience and information sharing.
Defense Space Strategy Summary
Organizes defense space action around military advantage, integration with joint operations, shaping the environment and cooperation.
Space Policy Review & Protection Strategy
Explains the Department’s approach to protecting and defending space systems, integrating allies and commercial capabilities, and responsible conduct.
DoD Commercial Space Integration Strategy
Sets principles and priorities for integrating commercial space solutions into national-security architectures before crisis or conflict.
U.S. Space Force Commercial Space Strategy
Translates commercial integration into service-level lines of effort for transparency, technical and operational integration, risk and future capability.
Space Force Doctrine Library
The authoritative library for Space Force doctrine, including operations, space domain awareness, intelligence and sustainment.
U.S. Space Force International Partnership Strategy
A framework for integrating allies and partners across force design, capability development, information sharing, training and operations.
Center for Air and Space Law — degree & certificate pathways
Ole Miss’s Center offers online and Oxford pathways including an Air and Space Law LL.M., an online M.S., a graduate certificate and…
LL.M. in Space, Cyber, and National Security Law
An intensive graduate law pathway connecting space law with cyber operations, national security and public international law.
M.A. in International Science and Technology Policy — Space Policy concentration
A graduate policy pathway through the Elliott School and Space Policy Institute focused on the relationships among space technology, policy, economics, law,…
Space Law, Data and Policy Program
SPACE LDP connects outer space with law, data and global policy through public and fee-based education for university, government, industry, defense and…
Air and Space Law graduate programs
Research and graduate study in public and private air law, international space law, governance, institutions and technology.
Air and Space Law Advanced LL.M.
A European and international program combining public and private air law with international and national space law.
Space Law LLM
A full-time or distance-learning specialization in space law, policy and governance at national and international levels.
Master in Space, Communication and Media Law
Combines space and satellite communications law with media, electronic communications, data protection and cyber policy.
M2 Digital, Aeronautics and Space Technologies Law
A specialist program linking space and aeronautics law with telecommunications, digital regulation and technology policy.
M.S. in Space Studies
An interdisciplinary space degree with coursework in space law, politics, policy, diplomacy, military space and remote-sensing law.
Master of Space Studies
A multidisciplinary program spanning policy and law, business, engineering, science, applications and society in an international cohort.
Master in Space Law and Geopolitics
An English-taught multidisciplinary master combining international, European and administrative space law with policy, geopolitics, security and the space economy.
Advanced Master of Space Studies — Law, Policy, Business & Management
A jointly awarded advanced master with a dedicated major in space law, policy, business and management, plus a common interdisciplinary core and…
Executive Certificate in Space Law and Policy
Professional education in legal, institutional, strategic and contractual issues across the space project lifecycle.
Office of Space Commerce Updates & Resources
Official updates and primary resources on commercial remote sensing licensing, TraCSS, space policy, standards, the space economy and industry engagement.
UNOOSA Space Law
Treaty texts, principles, status tables, national law, technical legal assistance and COPUOS Legal Subcommittee materials.
ASTRO National Space Law Database
A country-by-country database of national space legislation, regulation, policies, strategies and related legal instruments.
Space Policy Online
Independent reporting, calendars and explainers on U.S. civil, commercial and national-security space policy.
Center for Space Policy and Strategy
Evidence-based research on space governance, sustainability, economics, acquisition and national security.
Secure World Foundation
Research and convening on secure, sustainable and peaceful uses of outer space, including space security and sustainability reports.
Aerospace Security Project
Analysis, threat assessments, data and events on space security, defense architecture and strategic competition.
European Space Policy Institute
European and global research on space economy, security, exploration, sustainability and institutional policy.
Space Security Programme
Research, conferences and practical tools on threats, responsible behavior, arms control and security in outer space.
Space Policy Institute
Academic research and graduate education at the intersection of space science, technology, economics, law and public policy.
Space Law Library
An open collection of international and national space-law primary sources, scholarship and reference materials.
European Centre for Space Law
A European forum for space-law education, research, institutions and the Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court.
OECD Space Forum
Comparative evidence and policy work on the space economy, infrastructure, sustainability, value chains and public investment.
International Space Law Explained
A concise introduction to why international space law exists, what the core treaties do and how space activity is governed.
Space Services e-learning
Learn the filing, coordination, notification and recording procedures behind satellite spectrum and orbit use.
Long-Term Sustainability learning hub
A free account unlocks 26 short lessons, infographics and case studies explaining the UN guidelines for safe and sustainable space activity in…
Space Law and Policy e-learning
Official introductory modules cover fundamental principles of international space law, national implementation and the legal framework for space activities. No paid credential…
Sustainable Space — Space Law and Ethics
An open sustainable-space course with a dedicated chapter on space law and ethics, including treaties, responsibility, sustainability and emerging governance questions.
Space Policy Seminar
An openly available graduate seminar archive with readings and lecture notes on sources of space policy, U.S. institutions, international cooperation, security and…
Space Fundamentals
A self-paced introduction to the space sector with six modules, including a dedicated space-law module. Course access may be audited free; the…
Space Security Conference & videos
Expert briefings and recorded discussions on threats, norms, responsible behavior and multilateral security processes.
Aerospace Security Project events
Public conversations, briefings and report launches explaining national security space policy and strategic competition.
Space Policy Institute events
Panels and public programs connecting policy students with government, industry and international space leaders.
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WHERE POLICY THINKING HAPPENS
Research desks worth bookmarking.
Start with official primary sources, then use specialist institutes to understand context, tradeoffs and emerging debates.
Office of Space Commerce Updates & Resources
U.S. Department of Commerce / NOAA
Official updates and primary resources on commercial remote sensing licensing, TraCSS, space policy, standards, the space economy and industry engagement.
Open official source: Office of Space Commerce Updates & ResourcesUNOOSA Space Law
United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs
Treaty texts, principles, status tables, national law, technical legal assistance and COPUOS Legal Subcommittee materials.
Open official source: UNOOSA Space LawASTRO National Space Law Database
UNOOSA
A country-by-country database of national space legislation, regulation, policies, strategies and related legal instruments.
Open official source: ASTRO National Space Law DatabaseSpace Policy Online
Space and Technology Policy Group
Independent reporting, calendars and explainers on U.S. civil, commercial and national-security space policy.
Open official source: Space Policy OnlineCenter for Space Policy and Strategy
The Aerospace Corporation
Evidence-based research on space governance, sustainability, economics, acquisition and national security.
Open official source: Center for Space Policy and StrategySecure World Foundation
Secure World Foundation
Research and convening on secure, sustainable and peaceful uses of outer space, including space security and sustainability reports.
Open official source: Secure World FoundationAerospace Security Project
Center for Strategic and International Studies
Analysis, threat assessments, data and events on space security, defense architecture and strategic competition.
Open official source: Aerospace Security ProjectEuropean Space Policy Institute
ESPI
European and global research on space economy, security, exploration, sustainability and institutional policy.
Open official source: European Space Policy InstituteSpace Security Programme
United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research
Research, conferences and practical tools on threats, responsible behavior, arms control and security in outer space.
Open official source: Space Security ProgrammeSpace Policy Institute
George Washington University
Academic research and graduate education at the intersection of space science, technology, economics, law and public policy.
Open official source: Space Policy InstituteSpace Law Library
Space Court Foundation
An open collection of international and national space-law primary sources, scholarship and reference materials.
Open official source: Space Law LibraryEuropean Centre for Space Law
European Space Agency
A European forum for space-law education, research, institutions and the Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court.
Open official source: European Centre for Space LawOECD Space Forum
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Comparative evidence and policy work on the space economy, infrastructure, sustainability, value chains and public investment.
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