Professor Colleen Graffy Presents "Who Will Own Outer Space?" -- Santa Barbara Club Distinguished Speaker Series

Professor Colleen P. Graffy presented "Who Will Own Outer Space?" at the Santa Barbara Club Distinguished Speaker Series on April 28.

From the Santa Barbara Club

Space, the “final frontier,” is no longer a vision of the future confined to the fictional world of Star Trek. In fields ranging from space tourism to space mining, countries, companies, and international organizations are scrambling to address the reality of the new Space Age. Where does space begin? What are mega-constellations? Should we be worried about space debris? Are weapons allowed in space? Who makes the rules? Can we claim Mars by planting a US flag there? Who will own outer space?

Expand your space knowledge and impress your friends with your cosmic insights! Join us for this fascinating talk on outer space by Professor Colleen Graffy. Colleen is a law professor at Pepperdine Caruso Law School in Malibu, California, where she teaches Public International Law, International Environmental Law, and International Criminal Law, among other subjects. Now she’s launched from International to Intergalactic—and added Outer Space Law to her course offerings. She has agreed to share her knowledge with us and promises-- no exam.

Colleen was based in London as Academic Director of Pepperdine’s London Law Program and served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Europe and Eurasia in the second Bush Administration under Condoleezza Rice.