When Neil Armstrong stepped onto the moon 45 years ago, was he concerned about stubbing his toe on a moon rock? If so, did he consider whom he would hold liable for any injuries he might sustain, and whether he would have choice of venue?
Maybe not. Even as early as the launch of Sputnik I in October 1957, people didn’t give a great deal of thought to the legal implications of sending objects into space. Since then, a whole practice area has developed around space law, which governs human activities beyond Earth’s atmosphere.
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