Living in LEO: It's Not Just the ISS Anymore
Channel: Secure World Foundation
Date: 2022-06-29

The future human presence in low Earth orbit continues to become more complex than just the single International Space Station. China continues to build out its Tiangong space station, while NASA discusses the future of the ISS with its partners and has given contracts for the design of commercial space stations to succeed it. All this is happening while thousands of new satellites are being launched into LEO, complicating the space traffic picture greatly. This panel will identify gaps in regulatory and legal regimes that currently exist to govern space stations and discuss how best to ensure the next stage of human spaceflight in LEO is done in a sustainable and cooperative manner.

Speakers

Rebecca Bresnik (Panelist) University of Houston Law Center and NASA, Professor of Space Law and Senior International Law Attorney
Lucy Edge (Panelist) Satellite Applications Catapult, Chief Operating Officer
Tanja Masson (Panelist) IIASL of Leiden University, Assistant Professor
Eric Stallmer (Panelist) Voyager Space
Libby Jackson (Moderator) UK Space Agency, Exploration Science Manager