The history of the MIR Space Station is reviewed. Various operational aspects and characteristics of the Space Sation are described. The legal regime for foreign or joint experiments in the Space Station are reviewed. Examples of agreements between the USSR and Austria are presented to illustrate the type of intergovernmental cooperation possible. The need for development of a special agreement on manned space flights to supplement provisions within universal international space law is stressed.
Mir: A Soviet Space Station. Some Legal Aspects of International Cooperation
1990
4 pages
Report
No indication
English
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