In the media
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Special drone flights above the North Sea in 2026?In the media 18 December 2025From the end of 2026, drone flights could be tested out of visual range in a special zone above the North Sea. Assistant Professor Benjamyn I. Scott c...
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Commercial startups get a foot in the door with defence investmentsIn the media 18 September 2025NATO countries have raised their defence budgets and startups are keen to supply innovative technologies. Louisa Handel-Mazzetti, PhD candidate at Air...
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Ongoing satellite interference is straining diplomatic relationsIn the media 09 September 2025Diplomatic relations between European countries and Russia are on edge due to ongoing satellite disruptions. Tanja Masson-Zwaan, assistant professor, ...
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New Report from Leiden University's International Institute of Air and Space LawResearch report 19 March 2025The International Institute of Air and Space Law (IIASL) at Leiden University has released a report highlighting that the European Air Traffic Managem...
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Will budget airlines face crackdown on misleadingly low ticket prices?27 November 2024Invoking old legislation, Spain has imposed fines on five airlines, including Ryanair, in an attempt to crack down on extra fees for hand luggage and ...
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Is extraction of raw materials in space allowed?17 October 2023Asteroids, pieces of matter orbiting round the sun, have turned out to be extremely valuable. Asteroid Psyche contains a quantity of metals that toget...
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Former student in Mr. online about Air and Space Law in Leiden14 September 2023Anmol Dhawan (24) graduated cum laude from the Advanced LLM in Air and Space Law in Leiden on 28 August 2023. He comes from Mumbai in India and did hi...
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Starlink - Battle of the Satellites13 September 2023You can hardly avoid it if you want to quickly implement satellite internet. Elon Musk's company Starlink is 'all-powerful in space' (Volkskrant). Dut...
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A lunar land grab?28 August 2023Missions to the moon have become popular again. In just one week, a lunar mission from Russia failed while India landed a spacecraft in a historic fir...
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Reduction in flights at Schiphol no done deal11 July 2023The recent ruling by the Amsterdam Court that Schiphol must reduce the number of flights from 500,000 to 460,000 is now ‘up in the air’ following the ...
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Tanja Masson-Zwaan: 'We have to protect our heritage on the moon, like Neil Armstrong’s footprints'09 February 2023Space is becoming increasingly busier due to the launching of satellites and tourists. But no binding international agreements have been made since 19...
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Tanja Masson-Zwaan on 'Spraakmakers' about mining the moon10 January 2023
Commercial parties offering space travel, space waste, claiming the moon, potentially exploiting resources ... It’s going to get busy in space in the ...
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Tanja Masson-Zwaan on Radio Weetlust: Who does the moon belong to?16 December 2022
Assistant Professor Space Law Tanja Masson-Zwaan appeared as a guest on the Radio Weetlust programme of local Leiden radio station Sleutelstad FM. She...
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Tanja Masson-Zwaan on crowds on the moon: can anyone simply go there?14 December 2022
It has been a coming and going of satellites and spaceships near the moon. It has not been this busy in years. There are currently more than ten moon ...
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Steven Truxal on Deutsche Welle about International Air Transport Association07 December 2022On 6 December 2022, the International Air Transport Association (IATA), which represents around 260 airlines in the world, released its Economic Outlo...