Who Owns the Moon?

About this episode

The episode explores the question of who owns the moon with guest Baroness Catherine Ashton, reflecting on the history and future of space exploration.

We recently discussed who rules the waves in our episode 'The Law of the Sea' and it got us thinking.. who owns the moon? Foreign affairs and security expert, Baroness Catherine Ashton joins us this week to explore the cosmos. We look back on the launches of Sputnik 1 and 2, in the year that our host Nicholas Mostyn was born (1957), and consider how space science, travel and technology has changed since. But most importantly, we ask the burning question - what should we expect for the future? Law and Disorder is a Podot podcast. Hosted by: Charlie Falconer, Helena Kennedy, Nicholas Mostyn. Executive Producer and editor: Nick Hilton. Associate Producers: Ewan Cameron, Lulu Goad Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Nicholas Mostyn, Charlie Falconer, Helena Kennedy

Guest: Baroness Catherine Ashton

Topics covered

• space law
• moon ownership
• space exploration
• foreign affairs
• technology
• history of space travel

Keywords

• moon ownership
• space law
• Baroness Catherine Ashton
• Sputnik
• space exploration
• foreign affairs
• technology

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Law and Disorder, Podot, Acast

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