UN Office for Outer Space Affairs 299d ago

🚀💥 Ever thought about insurance for space? When space missions don't go according to plan, who is on the hook? We're back with Professor Steven Freeland, emeritus professor of international law at 🇦🇺Western Sydney University and Chair of the Legal Subcommittee Working Group on Space Resources at the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (#COPUOS). 🛰️ He breaks down the rules of liability and insurance in space: from who’s responsible when accidents happen, to how insurance makes inherently risky activities, safer, fairer, and more sustainable for states and private actors alike. As he puts it, "there can be no commercial space without an insurance market in space". 🇺🇳 #UNOOSA helps States develop global space governance, align international standards, develop national laws, and promote commercial practices by gathering experts from government, industry, and academia during COPUOS and capacity building initiatives such as the Global Space Law Project, where legal experts help member states incorporate robust liability and insurance provisions in their space laws. 👉 Learn more about UNOOSA's Global Space Law Project: https://shorturl.at/bh6Gh