SPACE STATIONS INTERNATIONAL LAW AND POLICYPDF电子书下载

1 Space Stations 1

The Variety of Space Stations 2

Supporting Technology 15

Justifications for Space Information Stations 23

2 The Concept of Space Utilization via Space Stations 31

The Expanding Frontier 31

Space Station Communication Services 33

Space Station Earth Sensing Services 43

Space Power Stations 53

Space Manufacturing Stations 56

Trends 59

3 Institutional Alternatives for Space Stations 63

Existing Institutional Involvement 63

Institutional Alternatives 65

Component Ownership： An Alternative Institutional Framework 80

4 Applicable International Agreements 89

The United Nations and CPUOS 89

Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space 90

Convention on International Liability for Damage Caused by Space Objects 117

Agreement on the Rescue of Astronauts， the Return of Astronauts and the Return of Objects Launched into Outer Space 128

Convention on Registration of Objects Launched into Outer Space 133

5 Legal Issues 137

Space Stations and the “Peaceful Uses of Outer Space” 137

Space Stations and the Common Heritage of Mankind 150

Direct Satellite Broadcasting and Space Stations 163

Earth Sensing and Space Stations 172

6 The New Era in Space 185

Regional Implementation of Space Stations 190

Starbase： A Regional Institutional Model Based Upon Component Ownership 193

Law and Policy Change 206

Endnote 208

Appendixes 209

Notes 227

Index 255