Legal challenges to the operation and use of commercial spaceports

Abstract

Recognizing a need for legal coordination between air law and space law at various levels and focusing on unique aspects of the operation and use of commercial spaceports (CS), this article aims to clarify CS's legal challenges by studying the issues of definition, liability, and ICAO's regime. It concludes with a proposal to build a single seamless regulatory framework for commercial space transport with a “flow corridor” type of conceptual zone for safe CS activities.