Beyond the Kármán Line: Integrating Aviation Law with the New Era of Commercial Suborbital Spaceflight

Koellner, Ed

doi:10.2139/ssrn.5208165

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Beyond the Kármán Line: Integrating Aviation Law with the New Era of Commercial Suborbital Spaceflight

15 Pages Posted: 6 May 2025

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Ed Koellner

Masaryk University, Faculty of Law, Students; University of Mississippi, School of Law

Date Written: June 27, 2024

Abstract

How should international legal frameworks, aviation regulations, and commercial airline practices evolve to govern the emerging domain of commercial suborbital spaceflight, and what role should global institutions and industry stakeholders play in shaping a cohesive, ethical, and sustainable regulatory regime?

Keywords: Suborbital Flight, Commercial Space Tourism, Aviation Law, Liability and Insurance in Space, Outer Space Treaty

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Koellner, Ed, Beyond the Kármán Line: Integrating Aviation Law with the New Era of Commercial Suborbital Spaceflight (June 27, 2024). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=5208165 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5208165