👨‍🚀 The nation's first ever black astronaut candidate is finally going to space!

🚀 Over sixty years after being selected by John F. Kennedy's White House to train as an astronaut, Ed Dwight will be blasting off with Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket

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🚀 In a new regulatory wrinkle, President Biden wants companies that use American airspace for rocket launches to start paying taxes to finance the work of air traffic controllers.

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💫 It's been a month since the conference, and we are still blown away by all of the brilliant minds showcased on our panels. What a privilege to witness some of the brightest talent in space law share their knowledge! We can't wait for next year 🚀

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👩‍🚀 In honor of International Women's Day, we want to highlight just a few of the amazing women in space law who attended our conference!

Thank you to all of the incredible women who made this conference possible, and who continue to inspire us all every day 💫

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🚀 Finishing out the day with a lightning round of feedback hosted by SBLL founder Justin Hectus

A wonderful end to an incredible two days!

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🌕🌌Our final panel of the conference, “FARout: Everything You need to know about Government Contracts,” moderated by David Goodwin, and featuring panelists Amy Hoang, Ken Kanzawa, David Panzer, and Zohra Tejani.

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🪐💥Our panel “Are Armed Conflicts in Space Inevitable?” is underway! Featuring moderator Chris Brown, and panelists Mandy Vaughn, Christopher Johnson, Aaron Brynildson, and Julie Jiru

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🌌 Our second panel of the day, “Collaborative Space Infrastructure: Navigating Regulatory Challenges” moderated by Jodi Goldberg and featuring panelists Brandon Pearce, Julie Whitlock, Barbara Lichman, and Steve Rowings

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🚀 Kicking off day two with “The West and the Rest: Understanding Diverse Stakeholder Values in Space Governance” featuring panelist Memme Onwudiwe and a virtual visit from Timiebi Aganaba

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🚀💥Wrapping up day one, we have “Analysis: The CLSA, A Launch Failure and The Aerojet Case,” with returning panelists Caryn Schenewerk and Skip Smith.

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Our penultimate panel of the day, “Stars and Strife: How Lessons from Energy and Infrastructure Disputes Can Apply to Space” with King & Spalding partner Elizabeth Silbert

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🌌 A little Carl Sagan cameo in Tom McCarthy’s panel “Deep Dive: Navigating the Cosmic Trade Routes: Space Export Controls”

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Next up, “Cosmic Capital: Legal Considerations in Financing the Next Space Frontier” with panelists Laura Lariu and Montana Ware

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Coming back strong from lunch with our panel “Legislative Signals and Space Policy Updates” with moderator Ari Lewis, and panelists Caryn Schenewerk, Michelle Hanlon, and Virgil Miller

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Every day, more than 4,000 hardworking people in #SpaceBeach are working hard to expand into new frontiers of space and aerospace technology. These frontiers are so new that the laws potentially governing them don’t even exist yet!

That’s why dozens of the brightest minds in…

“All Ships Float in Space: The R[ƎVO˩]ution of Space Law” featuring panelists Chris Brown and Skip Smith

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👩‍🚀 Our fireside chat “Breaking the Glass Ceiling to Space” with CLOC president Jenn McCarron and space pioneer Col. Eileen Collins is underway!

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🌎 Welcome to our panel “Beyond Earth: Legal Orbit of Commercial Space Habitats”

💫 Featuring moderator Krystle Caponio and panelists Randy Segal, Alexis Sainz, and Megan Sieffert.

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A warm welcome to our first panelist, Michael Mineiro, with the fascinating “Celestial Chronicles: Navigating the Evolving Frontiers of Space Law.” Thanks Michael!

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A wonderful intro by our founder Justin Hectus and opening remarks by Long Beach’s esteemed leader Mayor Rex Richardson.

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