Episode 126: Why We Should All Be Space Lawyers

<p>Recently, Dish Network became the first company to be fined by the Federal Communications Commission for littering in space. On this episode, Jeanne Hruska speaks with Professor Michelle Hanlon about why the fine was “a very big symbolic moment for debris mitigation,” and the challenges and urgency in regulating the increasing array of human-driven activities in space.  </p> <p><strong>Join the Progressive Legal Movement Today:</strong> <a href="https://www.acslaw.org/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">ACSLaw.org</a></p> <p><strong>Today's</strong> <strong>Host:</strong> Jeanne Hruska, <a href="https://www.acslaw.org/person/jeanne-hruska/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ACS Sr Advisor for Communications and Strategy</a></p> <p><strong>Guest:</strong> Michelle Hanlon, <a href= "https://law.olemiss.edu/faculty-directory/michelle-hanlon/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span class="C9DxTc">Professor of Practice and Executive Director, Center for Air and Space Law,</span><span class="C9DxTc"> University of Mississippi School of Law</span></a></p> <p><strong>Link:</strong> <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAQ9sFuB1ik" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"><span class="C9DxTc">"</span><span class="C9DxTc">Who Cares What Happens to Bootprints on the Moon?" by Michelle Hanlon on TEDxUniversityofMississippi</span></a></p> <p><strong>Link:</strong> <a href= "https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/10/05/1080999/first-space-junk-fine/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span class= "C9DxTc">"</span><span class="C9DxTc">Why the first-ever space junk fine is such a big deal," by Jonathan O'Callaghan</span></a></p> <p><strong>Link:</strong> <a href="https://spinoff.nasa.gov/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NASA Spinoff</a></p> <p><strong>Link:</strong> <a href= "https://secure.touchnet.net/C21670_ustores/web/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCTID=1582" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Space Law Quick Reference</a></p> <p><strong>Visit the Podcast Website:</strong> <a href= "https://www.acslaw.org/media/podcast/" target="_blank" rel= "noop