Upcoming Talks, Friday November 9th and Tuesday November 13

This Friday (Friday, Gotta Get Down on Friday), November 9, the Society of Space and Sea Law will host our first speaker of the Fall 2012 Semester! NASA Senior Attorney Richard McCarthy will speak about NASA today, the legal practice at NASA, as well as about legal issues with orbital debris and space instrument creditor rights from 11:45-1:00pm in Hutchins 218. Then, Tuesday, Tuesday, Tuesday, November 13, the Society of Space and Sea Law will host our second speaker. Former Secretary of the Navy, Donald Winters will be discussing Flags of Convenience, Classification Societies and the emergence of Port Control regimes as a corrective...

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Space Week - March 2012

Attention, Space Law Enthusiasts!  We are kicking off this semester with Space Law events and are hosting the first ever Space Week at the University of Michigan Law School featuring three fantastic speakers.  The event is also sponsored by the Society for the Exploration and Development of Space. Lennard Fisk, University of Michigan Lennard Fisk, Keynote Speaker, “Space as a Global Commons” Tuesday, March 6, 2012 at 12:15...

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First General Body Meeting is a Success!

This afternoon, we had our first general body meeting of 2012 and we would like to thank everyone who attended for making it a success!  For those of you who couldn't make it, here's a recap of what we discussed. If you have any questions or are interested in participating, please email us at spaceandsealawboard@umich.edu.  We look forward to hearing from you! Space Week - March 5-9, 2012   We are going to be kicking...

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Space Debris Remediation

By Loretta Tracy (with research assistance by Justin Silver) NASA Space Debris Plot of Debris; Source. What is Space Debris? There are objects floating through space that pose potentially serious consequences for mankind.  No, this is not Armageddon.  One of the biggest threat to space exploration efforts is not a giant asteroid, but comes from space debris.  According to a study by Dave Baiocchi and William Welser IV...

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SSLLS Photo Gallery

Welcome to the SSLLS Photo Gallery! We will be posting pictures for our events on this page. Photos will also appear on the SSLLS Facebook page. Check them out! Space Week, March 6-8, 2012, University of Michigan Law School University of Michigan Law School Campus, 2011-20...

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Some Current Events in Space

By Justin Silver So this is not going to be an in depth review of a space law issue. I realize that you may be wondering what the point of having a space law blog is if I'm not going to give you in-depth information on space law. Regardless, I think it may be useful as a first post to give a background on some current events that relate to space and talk about some of the legal questions they may raise. As a side note I have included at the bottom...

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First Meeting Ever!

On November 11, 2011 (yes, 11-11-11), the Society for Space Law and the Law of the Sea (SSLLS) had its first ever meeting! After introductions by the board members and a little information about why SSLLS was started, President Liz Mundee Barket gave a brief presentation below mentioning some current issues in Space Law and Law of the Sea as well as an overview of SSLLS's goals for the 2011-2012 academic year. If you missed the meeting, please...

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