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IISL General Assembly successfully held on 6 November 2021

The IISL General Assembly, for the second time after its inaugural online edition last year, took place in a virtual setting and completed its business in a smooth and successful way. Similarly to last year, it drew a larger participation than during prior on-site meetings held at IAC’s. The IISL President Kai-Uwe Schrogl, summarised 2021 for IISL in the following way: The President noted with appreciation that the IISL did not only continue with current activities, Read more…

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The online IISL Young Scholars Symposium held on 18 December 2021

IISL Young Scholars Symposium was held via virtual platform on 18 December (Saturday) (13:00-15:00 UTC) hosted by the IISL and Keio University Law School. Following the welcome remarks by Setsuko Aoki, Vice-President, IISL and Kai-Uwe Schrogl, President, IISL, five presentations were made, which had been originally planned to be done in the “IISL Young Scholars session and Dr. Jasentuliyana Keynote lecture by a leading space law expert” (session 1 of the IISL Colloquium) on 26 Read more…

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IAC 2023 final programme available

Tomorrow, the 74th International Astronautical Congress is set to take off. It will be held from 2 to 6 October in Baku, Azerbaijan. The final programmes and IAF App have been made available. The final programmes can be found on the IAF Website at: www.iafastro.org/events/iac/iac-2023/publications.html. They are divided into five different parts and cover the whole spectrum of the event. Our annual IISL Colloquium is part of the Technical Programme – Session E7 – which is Read more…

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Site Light Maintenance – Essential Information Still Available!

We are currently performing some light maintenance on our website to serve you better. However, rest assured that essential information remains accessible during this period. 🔸 Moot Court: All details and updates related to the Moot Court will be found as usual in a few days. 🔸 Events: Information on upcoming events, schedules, and registrations is available on our social media. 🔸 Membership Forms: If you’re looking to join our community, membership forms can be Read more…

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IISL publishes Report of IISL Light Pollution WG

In 2019, deployment started of the two first large constellations of satellites which are intended to provide global broadband internet. The resulting launch of several thousands of satellites into Low Earth Orbit has caused a steady increase in the light pollution of the night sky. In 2021, the Board of Directors of IISL agreed to form a new ‘Working Group on the Light Pollution of the Night Sky from a Space Law Perspective.’ The goals Read more…

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