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- Title
CLEAR SKIES AHEAD: WHY THE UNITED STATES SHOULD NOT DEVELOP ACTIVE DEBRIS REMEDIATION TECHNOLOGY THROUGH SPACE FORCE'S ORBITAL PRIME.
- Authors
Lee, Jaeho
- Abstract
This Note analyzes the United States Space Force's Orbital Prime program to develop commercial technology to clean up space debris through Active Debris Remediation (ADR) in the context of the history of space debris and international regulations. Primarily, this Note argues that, while the Space Force could dramatically expand the United States' space procurement capabilities, it should not procure ADR or other space technology with a possible "dual use" as a space weapon because it could destabilize international space cooperation and violate the 1967 Outer Space Treaty. This Note also advocates for NASA to develop ADR technology through a Space Act Agreement (SAA) under its Other Transactional Authority because of NASA's prior success of using SAAs in developing commercial space capabilities, because of its history of cooperation with rival nations' space agencies, and because a NASA SAA would remain true to the Outer Space Treaty, unlike Orbital Prime.
- Subjects
SPACE debris laws; INTERNATIONAL law; INTERNATIONAL space cooperation; TREATY on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration &; Use of Outer Space, Including the Moon &; Other Celestial Bodies (1967); UNITED States. National Aeronautics &; Space Administration
- Publication
Public Contract Law Journal, 2023, Vol 52, Issue 4, p649
- ISSN
0033-3441
- Publication type
Article