NASA recently launched US astronauts to the International Space Station for the first time in a decade, in a rocket designed by Elon Musk’s SpaceX. Under President Donald Trump, the US mission to reassert itself as the dominant power in space has rapidly gathered pace. In the process, the US has also begun to reshape international space law to suit its purposes – a move that has many countries concerned. In April, Trump released an executive order restating US support for corporate exploitation of lunar and asteroid resources. The order also rejected a long-held view in international law that space…
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Corporations controlling territory in space? New US rules say ‘YES PLEASE’
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