Legislative Research and Space Law

Revised: Aug. 2010

NASA, like the other federal agencies, is funded and given an agenda by Congress. Also, a framework of laws, cases, and treaties keeps NASA and other satellite launchers and operators from interfering with one another and allows the courts to handle lawsuits regarding damaged satellites. The NASA HQ library includes Congressional hearings on various subjects, policy reports, and colloquia on law in outer space. Internal NASA policies are located at the NASA Online Directives Information System. You may also find items of interest in our webpages on Military Space, International Cooperation in Space, and Public Opinion of the American Space Program. If you are a NASA employee, please consider subscribing to our news alert on government reports to get the latest links to NASA-related reports from different agencies. This bibliography is a guide to doing policy, legal, and legislative research at the NASA HQ library.

All items are available at the Headquarters Library, except as noted. NASA Headquarters employees and contractors: call x0168 or email Library@hq.nasa.gov for information on borrowing or in-library use of any of these items. Members of the public, contact your local library for the availability of these items. NASA Headquarters employees can request additional materials or research on this topic. The Library welcomes your comments or suggestions about this webpage.

Contents:	Books	E-books	Journals	Internet Resources

Books

Abeyratne, R.I.R. Frontiers of Aerospace Law. Aldershot, UK: Ashgate, 2002.: KZD1145 .A23 2002 BOOKSTACKS
Button, Kenneth John, Julianne Lammersen-Baum, and Roger Stough (eds.). Defining Aerospace Policy: Essays in Honor of Francis T. Hoban. Aldershot, Hants, England; Burlington, VT: Ashgate, 2004.: HD9711.5 .A2 D43 2004 BOOKSTACKS
Dolman, Everett C. Astropolitik: Classical Geopolitics in the Space Age. London, UK; Portland, OR: Frank Cass, 2002.: TL788.4 .D68 2002 BOOKSTACKS
Doyle, Stephen E. The Origins of Space Law and the International Institute of Space Law of the International Astronautical Federation. San Diego, CA: Univelt, 2002.: KZD1024 .D69 2002 BOOKSTACKS
Haanappel, P.P.C. The Law and Policy of Air Space and Outer Space: A Comparative Approach. The Hague, The Netherlands; New York, NY: Kluwer Law International, 2003.: KZD1145 .H33 2003 BOOKSTACKS
Kayser, Valéry. Launching Space Objects: Issues of Liability and Future Prospects. Dordrecht, The Netherlands; Boston, MA: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2001.: KZD4030 .K39 2001 BOOKSTACKS
Kraemer, Sylvia K. Science and Technology Policy in the United States: Open Systems in Action. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 2006.: Q127 .U6 K73 2006 BOOKSTACKS
National Research Council. Committee on the Rationale and Goals of the U.S. Civil Space Program. America's Future in Space: Aligning the Civil Space Program with National Needs. Washington, DC: National Academies Press, 2009.: TL789.8 .U5 A457 2009 BOOKSTACKS
Obama, Barack. National Space Policy of the United States of America. Washington, DC: Executive Office of the President, 2010.: JZ5695. N385 S633 2010 BOOKSTACKS; The library has copies of previous presidential space policies.
PCA International Law Seminar. Arbitration in Air, Space, and Telecommunications Law: Enforcing Regulatory Measures. The Hague, The Netherlands; Boston, MA: Kluwer Law International, 2002.: KZD1141 .P38 2001 BOOKSTACKS
Pielke, Roger A., Jr. The Honest broker: Making Sense of Science in Policy and Politics. Cambridge; New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 2007.: Q180.55 .G6 P54 2007 BOOKSTACKS
Sadeh, Eligar (ed.). Space Politics and Policy: An Evolutionary Perspective. Dordrecht, The Netherlands; Boston, MA: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2002.: TL789.8 .U5 S592 2002 BOOKSTACKS
Workshop on International Legal Regimes Governing Space Activities. Final Report: American Astronautical Society International Programs Committee Workshop on International Legal Regimes Governing Space Activities. Springfield, VA: American Astronautical Society, 2001.: KZD1141 .W67 2001 BOOKSTACKS

E-books

All e-books listed here are available to NASA civil servants and contractors through the Books 24x7 service of SATERN.
Jankowsky, Joel, et al. Inside the Minds: Political Powerhouses: Beltway Insiders on the Way Washington Works. Aspatore Books, 2003.

Olla, Phillip (ed.). Commerce in Space: Infrastructures, Technologies, and Applications. IGI Global, 2008.

Journals

Please feel free to visit us from 7:30 to 5:00, Monday through Friday, or, if you are a NASA HQ civil servant, detailee, or contractor, you can read these journals online.

Aerospace Daily and Defense Report
Astropolitics
Aviation Week and Space Technology
Government Executive
National Journal
Quest: The History of Spaceflight Quarterly

Space Policy

Internet Resources

NASA Resources
Burns, Laura. NASA Office of the General Counsel. June 18, 2010 [Aug. 12, 2010]: http://www.nasa.gov/offices/ogc/about/index.html
Campbell, Michelle. NASA Office of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs. Jan. 2010 [Aug. 12, 2010]: http://legislative.nasa.gov/
Garber, Stephen. Key Documents in the History of Space Policy. July 13, 2010 [Aug. 12, 2010]: http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/spdocs.html
American Resources
AAAS. Center for Science, Technology, and Congress. 2010 [Aug. 12, 2010]: http://www.aaas.org/spp/cstc/
American Bar Association. The Forum on Air and Space Law. Aug. 4, 2010 [Aug. 12, 2010]: http://new.abanet.org/Forums/Airspace/Pages/default.aspx
George Mason University. Center for Aerospace Policy Research. March 19, 2009. [Aug. 12, 2010]: http://www.gmupolicy.net/aerospace/index.htm
George Washington University. Space Policy Institute. May 12, 2010. [Aug. 12, 2010]: http://www.gwu.edu/~spi/
Government Printing Office. Code of Federal Regulations. April 2010 [Aug. 12, 2010]: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/cfr/index.html
__________. United States Code. June 9, 2010. [Aug. 12, 2010]: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/uscode/index.html
House Committee on Science and Technology. Aug. 16, 2010. [Aug. 16, 2010]: http://science.house.gov/
Library of Congress. Thomas. Aug. 9, 2010. [Aug. 12, 2010]: http://thomas.loc.gov/
Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Aug. 10, 2010. [Aug. 12, 2010]: http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/
Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP). Aug. 10, 2010. [Aug. 12, 2010]: http://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/ostp
Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Aug. 10, 2010. [Aug. 16, 2010]: http://commerce.senate.gov/public/
University of Mississippi. National Center for Remote Sensing, Air and Space Law. Aug. 2, 2010 [Aug. 12, 2010]: http://www.spacelaw.olemiss.edu/
International Resources
European Space Agency. European Centre for Space Law. June 24, 2010 [Aug. 12, 2010]: http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/ECSL/
International Institute of Space Law. 2010 [Aug. 12, 2010]: http://www.iislweb.org/index.html
International Law Association. Space Law Committee. May 2010 [Aug. 12, 2010]: http://www.ila-hq.org/en/committees/index.cfm/cid/29
McGill University. Institute of Air and Space Law. July 14, 2010 [Aug. 12, 2010]: http://www.mcgill.ca/iasl/
United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs. Aug. 11, 2010 [Aug. 12, 2010]: http://www.unoosa.org/oosa/index.html


	Aug. 2010