About this episode
Professor Kai-Uwe Schrogl discusses the challenges of space law and lunar governance amidst increasing commercialisation of space.
Professor Kai-Uwe Schrogl is a space law expert with experience in many roles, including working with the European Space Agency ESA, the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and as the Director of the European Space Policy Institute (ESPI) in Vienna. In this interview, recorded in Nicosia during cospar2025.org in November 2025, he discusses concerns about increasing commercialisation of space and the lunar surface—specifically, the absence of a universally accepted framework for lunar governance.
People in this episode
Host: Gurbir Singh
Guest: Professor Kai-Uwe Schrogl
Topics covered
- space law
- commercialisation of space
- lunar governance
- European Space Agency
- space policy
Keywords
- space law
- commercialisation
- lunar governance
- European Space Agency
- space policy
- Professor Kai-Uwe Schrogl
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: European Space Agency, German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs, European Space Policy Institute
Places: Vienna, Nicosia
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