The Legal Framework of Suborbital Flights

Perspectives from Air Law and Space Law

Irmgard Marboe, Stephan Hobe (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

2026
Martinus Nijhoff (Verlag)
978-90-04-74762-3 (ISBN)

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Flights that reach very high altitudes but do not enter Earth orbit are commonly known as ‘suborbital flights‘. It is not clear whether – from
the legal perspective – they are space or aviation activities. In practice, they include scientific and research missions, and more recently also
commercial applications, such as transportation services and flights with crews and passengers, often referred to as ‘space tourism’. These
activities raise numerous legal questions, including registration, responsibility, liability and insurance as well as environmental protection.

This book contains perspectives on the applicable legal framework from experienced air and space law experts.

Irmgard Marboe is professor of international law at the University of Vienna and head of the ECSL National Point of Contact for Space Law. She is a regular member of the Austrian delegation to UNCOPUOS and chaired the Working Group on National Space Legislation. Stephan Hobe is holder of the Jean-Monnet Chair for Public International Law, European Law and International Economic Law, and the Director of the Institute of Air Law, Space Law and Cyber Law at the University of Cologne, Germany. He chaired the ILA Space Law Committee for many years.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	19.2.2026
Reihe/Serie	Studies in Space Law ; 29
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Themenwelt	Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
ISBN-10	90-04-74762-1 / 9004747621
ISBN-13	978-90-04-74762-3 / 9789004747623
Zustand	Neuware