V. Kayser, "Launching Space Objects: Issues of Liability and Future (Space Regulations Library Series)"
Springer | Year 2001 | ISBN: 1402000618 | 390 Pages | PDF | 35 MB
Launch activities performed by private entities deal with a complex legal environment. The Space Treaties provide a general liability framework. Launch participants are subject to regulatory or institutional control, and to domestic liability laws. Specific contractual practice has developed due to insurance limitations, the inter-participants' waivers of liability and claims.