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Private space tourism is taking off – but laws on outer space are from another era
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Private space tourism is expanding rapidly with commercial operators launching more missions, but the legal and regulatory framework governing outer space activities remains outdated and inadequate for modern commercial operations.
Private space tourism is taking off – but laws on outer space are from another era
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Private commercial operators are launching more rockets into space, carrying more people and pursuing more ambitious missions than ever before.
Space tourism is part of this growth, with 140 paying tourists taking off since American entrepreneur Dennis Tito took the first tourist flight to the International Space Station 25 years ago.
The industry is driven by private companies, including Blue Origin, whose recent rocket explosion was a reminder that commercial spacefl
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