Can consensus be achieved in space?

Update: 2025-10-04

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Steven Freeland is the Chair of the UNCOPUOS Working Group on the Legal Aspect of Space Resources Activity which means that he tries to get 110 countries to agree on the rules regarding space. Given the current state of hostiles on earth, that would seem to be a daunting task, but Steven Freeland remains optimistic, while acknowledging the challenges in getting agreement on what the rules in space should be.

Guest : Steven Freeland, Chair of the UNCOPUOS Working Group on the Legal Aspect of Space Resources Activity and Emeritus Professor at Bond University and the University of Western Sydney

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