Geography 2090A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Outer Space Treaty, Cold War, Space Law
17 Oct 2018
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International treaties, conventions, and resolutions: national legislation. Normally 4 scales, local/subnational/national/international: space is only national and international. Stage 1: tronchetti identified 4 distinct ages, stage 1 preparatory stage 1950s-1960s, relevant space actors establish un as the primary arena for space law. If any space asset causes damage on earth, you are still liable for it. You can zoom in up to 10 meters of the ground: 1992 esta(cid:271)lish pre(cid:272)autio(cid:374)s for lau(cid:374)(cid:272)hi(cid:374)g (cid:374)u(cid:272)lear power sour(cid:272)es through earth"s biosphere, 1996 resolution of space benefits. Attempts to establish global benefit from space assets. Geostationary orbit: the speed needed to orbit here, so that it equalizes, you spin at the same speed as the earth, giving a constant image of earth. What is the problem: there are some very useful spots around earths orbit, high traffic areas, simply debris. From where: rocket stages that are empty.
