Between the time you woke up this morning and the time you got to work, you were probably in contact with between 22 and 26 satellites. All of your communications, your television, weather satellites, Google maps, the GPS in your car or at the bus stop – it quickly adds up to a lot of contact with a lot of space hardware.
And yes, it is rocket science to get those things up there and to stay there. But it also takes a number of specialist lawyers who are experts in space law and the unique demands of the commercial world of space satellites.
