"Who Owns the Moon?" And Other Questions For Space Lawyers

Guest: Frans von der Dunk, PhD, Professor of Space Law, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Director, Black Holes BV Consultancy A new era has arrived in space exploration where private companies like Space X and Blue Origin are racing alongside NASA and other governments to return to the Moon, colonize Mars, harvest minerals from space and send tourists into orbit. Who polices what goes on in space? Or is the Wild West: take what you can claim, first-come-first-served, every astronaut for herself?