The year 2020 witnessed 110 orbital launches. Renewed activity in outer space, and new sources of investment and technology, will magnify and accelerate the potential environmental effects of space activities. Those venturing into or investing in space will need to keep abreast of the current applicable legal framework, and also look for ways to improve the law to address concerns related to pollution, contamination, and debris.

Read more: The development of natural resources in outer space

- Published in the Environment Law Reporter

Authored by Scot Anderson and Julia La Manna.