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The Legal Framework of Suborbital Flights: Perspectives from Air Law and Space Law

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The Legal Framework of Suborbital Flights: Perspectives from Air Law and Space Law

Author: Irmgard Marboe; Stephan Hobe
Publisher: Brill Nijhoff
ISBN: 9789004747623
Published In: March 2026
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: Netherlands ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only

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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.

Foreword

Acknowledgements

List of Figures and Tables

List of Acronyms and Abbreviations

List of Legal Documents

Notes on Contributors

Introduction: Background and Terminology

Irmgard Marboe and Stephan Hobe

PART 1. General Overview of Suborbital Flights

Space or High Altitude: What’s in a Name?

Sara Dalledonne, Gabriele Redigonda and Justine Dousset

High Altitude Activities for Science and Research with Sounding Rockets and Stratospheric Balloons

Otto Koudelka and René Laufer

Space Tourism

Norbert Frischauf

The FAST20XX EU Project and the Legal Aspects of Suborbital Flights

Rafael Moro Aguilar

Suborbital Flights and Sustainability: The International Environmental Regime Applicable to Activities Sub-orbit

Markus P. Beham

PART 2. Authorisation and Supervision

Authorisation and Supervision under Air Law: International, European and National Legal Framework

Sigmar Stadlmeier

Authorisation and Supervision under Air Law: A Model for Suborbital Flights?

Elmar M. Giemulla

Authorisation and Supervision under Space Law and the Regulation of Suborbital Flights

International Perspectives and National Implementation in Australia, New Zealand and the United States of America

Steven Freeland

Perspectives on Authorisation and Supervision of Suborbital Flights in Europe

Irmgard Marboe

PART 3. Responsibility

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Suborbital Flights: Responsibility under Air Law, the Role of States and Operators

Konstantinos I. Andritsos

11.

Who Is Legally Responsible? The Responsibility Regime in International Space Law and Its Relevance for Non-orbital Flights

Perspectives from the East Asian Spacefaring Nations

Setsuko Aoki

12.

Frequency Spectrum for Suborbital Flights: Between Air and Space?

Mahulena Hofmann

PART 4. Registration

13.

Registration of Aircraft

Sigmar Stadlmeier

14.

Registration of Suborbital Flights under Space Law

Tanja Masson-Zwaan

PART 5. Liability

15.

Liability of Air Carriers and Aircraft Operators and the Relevant Insurance Considerations

Wolf Müller-Rostin

16.

Liability and Insurance under Space Law and their Applicability to Non-orbital Space Flights

Frans von der Dunk

PART 6. Crew and Passengers

17.

Crew and Passengers in Suborbital Flights from the Perspective of Air Law

Benjamyn I. Scott and Yuran Shi

18.

The Legal Status of Astronauts and Its Relevance for Suborbital (Nonorbital) Flights

Marco Pedrazzi

PART 7. Facilities: Airports and Spaceports

19.

Legal Requirements for the Construction and Operation of Airports under International and National Law

Stephanie Stipsits

20.

The Legal Framework of Spaceports: Licenses, Conditions, and Competent Authorities in the Americas

Olavo de Bittencourt Neto and Melissa Force

21.

Construction and Operation of Spaceports in Europe: Legal Situation and Current Developments

Sergio Marchisio

PART 8. Conclusions and Recommendations

22.

The Work of the ILA Space Law Committee on the Rules for Nonorbital Spaceflight

Rada Popova

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