Legal Regulation of Private Actors in Outer Space India's Role

Contents: Introduction. 1. History of space regulations. 2. Private actors in outer space. 3. Legal issues. 4. Space regulations outside India. 5. Space regulations in India. 6. Conclusion. Bibliography. The book addresses legal issues and challenges in using Space Technology. Especially covered are the provisions of International Space Law and few national space legislations to regulate private actors in outer space. The key chapters covered are history of space regulations, private actors in space, legal issues for such actors, regulating these issues outside India, and the same in India. In concluding chapter, the author has worked out some recommendations. The book would be of immense use to people especially start-ups in private space industry; students, faculties and scholars of Space Law and Policy, Space Security, Defence and Security Studies, Political Science, Sociology, History of science and technology especially astronautics; scholars of think tanks besides all defence personnels and others in Government sectors concerned with space. And last not the least for the people engaged with the development of science and technology.…