Michelle Hanlon, PhD, is a well-known space lawyer. With Jason Kanigan, host of the Cold Star Project, she discusses initiatives in space law that have happened over the past couple of years. We address these questions:

• What in your opinion are the major updates in space law in the past several years? How do they impact the industry? (Artemis Accords, Lux/UAE, Space Resource Utilization topics)
• You’ve written that the UN wants to prevent an arms race in space. How does this play out using space law as a tool? Are member states bound to agree to what the senior body negotiates?
• Geopolitics: Is it true that China wants to claim the Moon first, and what can we do about it?

• Are there any indications of how AI will affect space law? (content creation for new law, citing of previous documents in decisions, faster decision making on reporting, crime detection, and enforcement?)

• What paths to space law enforcement do you see coming any time soon?

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For All Moonkind website: https://www.forallmoonkind.org/

Talk to Cold Star: https://www.coldstartech.com/bookcall