Recently, Dish Network became the first company to be fined by the Federal Communications Commission for littering in space. On this episode, Jeanne Hruska speaks with Professor Michelle Hanlon about why the fine was “a very big symbolic moment for debris mitigation,” and the challenges and urgency in regulating the increasing array of human-driven activities in space.  

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Today's Host: Jeanne Hruska, ACS Sr Advisor for Communications and Strategy

Guest: Michelle Hanlon, Professor of Practice and Executive Director, Center for Air and Space Law, University of Mississippi School of Law

Link: "Who Cares What Happens to Bootprints on the Moon?" by Michelle Hanlon on TEDxUniversityofMississippi

Link: "Why the first-ever space junk fine is such a big deal," by Jonathan O'Callaghan

Link: NASA Spinoff

Link: Space Law Quick Reference

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