Towards a Recognised System for Space Traffic Management. A Political-Legal Assessment of the European Contribution to Securing Sustainable Space Activities

Bachelor Thesis from the year 2017 in the subject Law - European and International Law, Intellectual Properties, grade: 1,7, Leuphana Universität Lüneburg, language: English, abstract: This thesis focuses on the research questions whether Europe can legally and technically contribute to Space Traffic Management, how it can contribute and lastly if it should contribute. The first question primarily relates to legal aspects deriving from international and EU law. The second questions assess European capabilities in the field of STM, while the last question discusses Europe's significance to contribute to STM or if maybe the United Nations (UN) or the national statesare more adequate and should contribute solely.