The Legal Framework of Suborbital Flights
Perspectives from Air Law and Space Law
Published on 19. March 2026
Book
Hardback
436 pages
978-90-04-74762-3 (ISBN)
Description
Flights that reach very high altitudes but do not enter Earth orbit are commonly known as 'suborbital flights'. It is not clear whether - from
the legal perspective - they are space or aviation activities. In practice, they include scientific and research missions, and more recently also
commercial applications, such as transportation services and flights with crews and passengers, often referred to as 'space tourism'. These
activities raise numerous legal questions, including registration, responsibility, liability and insurance as well as environmental protection.
This book contains perspectives on the applicable legal framework from experienced air and space law experts.
the legal perspective - they are space or aviation activities. In practice, they include scientific and research missions, and more recently also
commercial applications, such as transportation services and flights with crews and passengers, often referred to as 'space tourism'. These
activities raise numerous legal questions, including registration, responsibility, liability and insurance as well as environmental protection.
This book contains perspectives on the applicable legal framework from experienced air and space law experts.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Netherlands
Publishing group
Brill
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 155 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight
780 gr
ISBN-13
978-90-04-74762-3 (9789004747623)
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Irmgard Marboe is professor of international law at the University of Vienna and head of the ECSL National Point of Contact for Space Law. She is a regular member of the Austrian delegation to UNCOPUOS and chaired the Working Group on National Space Legislation.
Stephan Hobe is holder of the Jean-Monnet Chair for Public International Law, European Law and International Economic Law, and the Director of the Institute of Air Law, Space Law and Cyber Law at the University of Cologne, Germany. He chaired the ILA Space Law Committee for many years.
Stephan Hobe is holder of the Jean-Monnet Chair for Public International Law, European Law and International Economic Law, and the Director of the Institute of Air Law, Space Law and Cyber Law at the University of Cologne, Germany. He chaired the ILA Space Law Committee for many years.