In the media
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Tanja Masson-Zwaan on Radio Weetlust: Who does the moon belong to?16 December 2022Assistant 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 2022It 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...
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Tanja Masson-Zwaan on the consequences of the war in Ukraine for space travel07 March 2022Around the world, many partnerships with Russia are being ended due to the war in Ukraine. What about space travel, in which the Russians also have a ...
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Tanja Masson-Zwaan: 'Space race between US and China requires international agreements'15 February 2022Various countries are planning new missions to the Moon. Not just for prestige and science, but also to extract raw materials.
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Tanja Masson-Zwaan: Climate agreement for space not realistic07 February 2022During a working visit to a company that cleans up space debris, the British Prince Charles suggested that a climate agreement specifically for space ...
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Tanja Masson-Zwaan: 'Regular near-collisions in space'07 January 2022Satellites belonging to American space company SpaceX recently came very close to a Chinese space station. Experts are calling for traffic management ...
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Space debris after Russian missile test: 'Totally irresponsible'22 November 2021Russia recently blew up a defect satellite. As a result, the amount of space debris in Earth orbit has increased.
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Interview with Tanja Masson-Zwaan on the ESA website20 September 2021The European Space Agency (ESA) introduces the members of the European Center for Space Law (ECSL) on its website through interviews with its members....
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Tanja Masson-Zwaan: 'Rules in space are to everyone’s advantage'15 June 2021Space is of enormous strategic value. Having rules in space therefore is to everyone’s advantage.
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Steven Truxal on aviation incident with Belarus28 May 2021Government leaders have been searching for words to condemn the actions of Belarus which intercepted a passenger aircraft flying from Athens to Vilniu...
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Tanja Masson-Zwaan: Still no obligation to clear up space debris30 April 2021Space travel has long since progressed from being just about rockets, travelling to the moon, and Russia and America. The Netherlands has its own Spac...
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‘Space Court’ United Arab Emirates: ambitious, but not new12 February 2021The United Arab Emirates has announced that it is to open a so-called ‘Space Court’ which will operate as an arbitral tribunal for space-related dispu...
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Vaccination certificate: opposition and doubts08 February 2021The Health Council of the Netherlands has published an advisory report entitled ‘Ethische en juridische overwegingen Covid-19’ (Covid-19: ethical and ...
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Tanja Masson: Huge changes in space law18 September 2020For years now, collaboration has been the operative word when it comes to successful space missions. But this can only be achieved with good agreements.