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Developing an international regulatory framework for space mining

Lessons learned from UNCLOS and the international regulatory regime for deep seabed mining

Watson Farley & Williams Partners Randeep Bubbra (London) and Nathan Eastwood (Sydney), Special Counsel Devon Whittle (Sydney) and Senior Associate Haeran Chung.
Space mining, like deep-sea mining, is complicated by being largely beyond national borders

Space mining, like deep-sea mining, is complicated by being largely beyond national borders

The commercial space sector is rapidly advancing, driven by fast paced technological developments and regular discoveries of new applications for space-based assets. This includes space-based mining activities...

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