Space Law

Perseverance is about to land!

February 17, 2021

NASA’s Perseverance rover will complete its 300 million mile journey to Mars this Thursday, February 18.  You can watch the rover’s final descent live online at approximately 12:55 p.m. PST.  After “seven minutes of harrowing descent,” the rover will land in the Jezero Crater, an ancient lake-delta system.  If…

Mark Sundahl ’01, One of the World’s Leading Space Law Experts

August 15, 2018

As a UC Law SF student, Mark Sundahl ’01 wrote an article for the Hastings International and Comparative Law Review about liability for damage caused by unidentifiable space debris. The rather esoteric piece was the first step on a long and winding journey that has resulted in Sundahl becoming one…