session 3

Title: Sustainability and Outer Space Law
type: oral
Description: In the wake of the suggestion to add outer space as an 18th Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) and in the context of the UN Summit of the Future 2024, this session considers practical aspects relating to the sustainability of space activities and their impact on the planning and implementation of space activities. This could include life cycle assessment of space missions, launch related environmental impact assessments, or other sustainability-related aspects of space activity planning and implementation. The session aims to provide a timely overview of how sustainability of space activities can be implemented at a practical level.
Date: 2025-09-30
Time: 15:00
Room: Room C2.3

IPC members

Co-Chair: Dr. Catherine Doldirina, International Institute of Space Law (IISL), Italy;
Co-Chair: Prof. Frans G. Von der Dunk, University of Nebraska, College of Law, The Netherlands;
Rapporteur: Dr. Josselin Lavigne, University of Adelaide, France;

papers
Order	Time	Paper title	Mode	Speaker	Affiliation	Country
1	15:00	Norms Formation for Space Sustainability	10	Dr. Yu Takeuchi	Keio University	Japan
2	15:10	Protecting Sustainability by National Law: The 2024/25 Space Act of the Slovak Republic	10	Prof. Mahulena Hofmann	University of Luxembourg	Luxembourg
3	15:20	Challenges and Opportunities on Space Sustainability: Enhancing Life Cycle Assessment in European Space Activities	10	Mr. Claudiu Mihai Taiatu	International Space University (ISU)	France
4	15:30	How ITU Engagement in Space Sustainability Efforts Can Facilitate Successful Outcomes	10	Ms. Audrey Allison	The Aerospace Corporation	United States
5	15:40	The Key Role of Information Sharing for Space Sustainability: Recent Developments on Article XI OST and a Case Study on Lunar Activities	10	Dr. Antonino Salmeri	Lunar Policy Platform	Italy
6	15:50	Enabling Responsible On-Orbit Servicing and ISAM through Legal Frameworks by Addressing Salvage Rights, Liability, and Economic Incentives	10	Dr. Diane Howard	International Institute of Space Law (IISL)	United States
7	16:00	Cross-border Governance of Commercial Space Situational Awareness Data: Legal and Policy Perspectives	10	Ms. Wenzhen Chen	Shenzhen University	China
8	16:10	Engineering plants for sustainability in space: legal and ethical implications	10	Prof. Melissa de Zwart	University of Adelaide	Australia
9	16:20	exploring the need of a legal framework for the use of nuclear power in space exploration: balancing global security and scientific advancement	10	Ms. Zamara Rodriguez	Space Industry Association of Australia	Australia
10	16:30	Exploring the Impact of the U.S. Regulatory Framework on the Development of the Global Space Nuclear Sector	10	Prof. Elsbeth Magilton	University of Nebraska, College of Law	United States
11	16:40	SUSTAINABILITY FOR SPACE ACTIVITIES IN THE EUROPEAN INDIGENOUS ARCTIC	10	Prof. Lotta Viikari	University of Lapland	Finland
12	16:50	Using Indigenous Stewardship Principles to Inform Orbital Governance Policy Frameworks	10	Mr. Sandeep Dhaliwal	York University	Canada
13	17:00	Overlay of Outer Space Law on Sustainability with States' Policy of Deterrence and Defense: a test of Herz's Security Dilemma	10	Dr. OLUSOJI NESTER JOHN	African Regional Center for Space Science and Technology Education in English (ARCSSTE-E)	Nigeria
14	17:10	A call for further DFI involvement in the space sector. The case for a ‘World Free of Poverty on a Livable Planet’ through space: legal and policy perspectives of development finance institutions.	10	Dr. Simona Spassova		United States
6*	15:50	Establishing A Framework For Scientifically-Based Stewardship of Celestial Bodies	10	Mr. Charles Mudd	Mudd Law	United States
7*	16:00	Formation of International and Domestic Legal Frameworks for Sustainable International Space Cooperation - Influence of Space Cooperation between Japan and U.S. in the Formation of Space Law -	10	Mr. Daisuke Saisho	Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)	Japan
*		I Never Promised You a Rose Garden: regulating space activities without rigorous evidence (the environmental case of burning up satellites on re-entry)	10	Dr. Fionagh Thomson	Durham University	United Kingdom
*		Proposals for an Environmental Tax in Space	10	Mr. Damien Macedo	University of Cambridge	United Kingdom
*		SKAO Down Under: A Review of the Applicability and Suitability of Space Sustainability Principles to Terrestrial Astronomy in Australia	10	Mr. Andrew Macpherson	Square Kilometre Array Observatory (SKAO)	Australia
*		Social Justice, Sustainability and Outer Space: Safeguarding Access to the Night Sky for Indigenous Peoples	10	Dr. Anna Marie Brennan		New Zealand

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