Space governance explained

Why do we need rules in space, who gets to decide what they are, and how they’re enforced?

Discover what space law is and why it’s so important. Why are there no space police? How do we ensure all countries and corporations involved in space play fair? This series, created in collaboration with the Open University, covers the rules and the rule makers, the Outer Space Treaty, our space debris problem, why we work to prevent dangerous contamination of spacecraft, and how we keep space open, free and fair for all.

Episode 1: Space Law

Episode one in the series is our introduction to space governance, which looks at the Outer Space Treaty of 1967, some of the key rules and who’s agreed to abide by them, and touches on the space debris issue, Planetary Protection, and how the solar system’s valuable resources might be governed.

Episode 2: Space Debris

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Episode 3: Planetary Protection

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