Outer Space law – University of Nebraska Professor Dr. Frans von der Dunk interview

Frans von der Dunk. Space, Cyber, and Telecommunications Law LL.M. Program. July 9, 2013. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communications

Professor Dr. von der Dunk has been studying, teaching, and leading efforts in space law for over 20 years. He has written over 180 articles on space law, he’s received awards for his work, and he’s a member and leader in numerous space organizations. He spoke to me about his work and the current state of space law.

0:39 – Dr. von der Dunk talks about his consultancy Black Holes.

2:55 – Dr. von der Dunk’s expertise is in space law and he discusses this.

4:42 – Dr. von der Dunk discusses the sharing of space resources in the future.

8:20 – Dr. von der Dunk discusses what countries are working to move space law forward.

10:38 – Dr. von der Dunk talks about the regimes in place to control where businesses and governments can place objects in Earth orbit.

14:20 – Dr. von der Dunk talks about management of space tourism.

17:09 – Dr. von der Dunk talks about partitioning of the Moon.

19:59 – Dr. von der Dunk talks about how much material can be taken from the Moon.

24:16 – Dr. von der Dunk talks about nuclear propulsion for deep space and nuclear power and explosions.

27:07 – Dr. von der Dunk talks about approaches to space law in the past and presently.

30:21 – Dr. von der Dunk talks about his special programs and initiatives.

33:42 – Dr. von der Dunk talks about initiatives in space business including space mining and other business opportunities.

37:48 – Dr. von der Dunk talks about policy and legal challenges to space business.

40:17 – Dr. von der Dunk talks about state funding for space business.

42:29 – Dr. von der Dunk talks about engineering student shortages in the US and around the world.

45:24 – Dr. von der Dunk talks about smaller countries that are advancing in space.

48:28 – Dr. von der Dunk talks about leaps forward that he anticipates.

50:36 – Dr. von der Dunk talks about what a major accident in space tourism might do to the business.

54:55 – Dr. von der Dunk can be found at the University of Nebraska and also at his company’s webpage black-holes.eu. He also has tutorials on this site.

Links of interest

https://black-holes.eu/

https://law.unl.edu/frans-von-der-dunk/

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Guests: Dr. Frans von der Dunk

Host: Cris Alvarez

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