Legal aspects of the space industry development in Ukraine and space tourism in particular

Abstract

The author has provided the chronology of international space law and analyzed the main aspects of the main document of international space law – "Treaty on the principles of activities of states in the exploration and use of outer space for peaceful purposes." She has analyzed the Ukrainian legislation on the development of the space industry. Due to the chronic underfunding of aerospace enterprises by the Ukrainian government, the industry is in a state of disrepair. At the same time, Ukraine possesses the scientific, engineering and production facilities for the development of the space industry, and therefore has all the prerequisites for bringing this industry out of the crisis. The author has identified problems of the aerospace industry in Ukraine. She has proposed effective measures to take the space industry out of the crisis, Among them: transformation of space enterprises into joint-stock companies, coordination of management functions between central executive authorities. A special attention has been paid to space tourism. The historical aspect of the development of space tourism is provided. The main advantages and disadvantages of space tourism are revealed. The author has proposed to create an orbital service company within the framework of a public-private partnership.