The Rise and Challenges of Commercial Human Space Travellers

In this fiftieth anniversary edition of Air & Space Law celebrating the journal’s legacy as an important contributor to the legal challenges and issues facing the space-faring community, one cannot help but marvel at the growing commercial utilization of space. As more commercial space actors join a renewed space race, we will inevitably see a surge in the development of important technological innovation. This article consdiers the international space law pertaining to commercial space travel and travellers with a focus on the obligation to rescue.