Today Dr. Ram Jakhu, Associate Professor, Institute of Air and Space Law, McGill University, told Dr. David Livingston of The Space Show that space debris may be in orbit for a million years depending upon the orbits; and, the professor stated that he preferred the United Nations take a larger role in the world community as opposed to individual national policies in curbing space debris.
An expert in international space law, law of space applications, law of space commercialization, government regulation of space activities, law of telecommunications, and public international law, Jakhu also advocated that the United States seek to include the Chinese as a future partner in the International Space Station and engage them in space cooperation. More from The Space Show.
Dr. Jakhu says that if he had input he believes that the United States should return to the moon since the international community is now focused on sending several robotic missions to gather data on the Earth's nearest neighbor. However, he noted that if he had White House input he believes that we should not assign priorities but do it all: return to the moon with humans, build a lunar human habitat base, explore NEOs with humans; and, do a direct human mission to Mars. More from The Space Show.
As to North Korea, the international law space expert noted that the DPRK has become a signatory to the Space Treaty and nations must lend the benefit of the doubt that the North Korean nation is seeking to launch a satellite if the treaty notification obligations are observed.
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