14th Annual Eilene Galloway Memorial Symposium on Critical Issues in Space Law
The International Institute of Space Law (IISL) held the 14th Annual Eilene Galloway Memorial Symposium on Critical Issues in Space Law on Wednesday, December 11, 2019 at the Cosmos Club in Washington, DC. In addition to promoting discussions of complex space law...
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This month, the FCC unanimously approved a new, optional set of streamlined procedures for licensing small satellites (“smallsats”) (FCC 19-81, IB Docket No. 18-86). The new set of procedures seeks to accommodate this fast-growing segment of the space sector. This...Recent Posts
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14th Annual Eilene Galloway Memorial Symposium on Critical Issues in Space Law
The International Institute of Space Law (IISL) held the 14th Annual Eilene Galloway Memorial Symposium on Critical Issues in Space …