Cooperation in Space: USSPACECOM Legal Conference explores implications in law and policy
Dr. Andrea Harrington, dean of space education at U.S. Air Force Academy, moderated the commercial partnerships panel with Professor Michelle Hanlon, Co-Director, Center for Air and Space Law at the University of Mississippi School of Law; Sabrina Jawed, branch manager, Space Regulations and Standards for the Federal Aviation Administration; Maryanne Lavan, senior vice president and general counsel and corporate secretary, Lockheed Martin; and Caryn Schenewerk, vice president of regulatory and government affairs – Relativity Space, during the third annual U.S. Space Command Legal Conference held at the U.S. Air Force Academy’s Polaris Hall Feb. 28 – March 2, 2023. The three-day hybrid event hosted more than 450 participants to foster discussions on space cooperation. The conference covered a breadth of issues across all sectors of space, to include the U.S. military, U.S. government interagency partners, academia, the civilian and commercial sector, and U.S. partner nations.