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This guy wrote an entire thesis about that: "There is no international agreement on the vertical limit of State sovereignty, the boundary between t
by throwaway_yy2Di 12y ago
This guy wrote an entire thesis about that:
"There is no international agreement on the vertical
limit of State sovereignty, the boundary between
territorial airspace and outer space. The need for
defining this boundary has been debated for over 50
years."
http://www.dtic.mil/cgi-bin/GetTRDoc?AD=ADA436627 http://www.dtic.mil/cgi-bin/GetTRDoc?AD=ADA436627
- 001sky 12y agoThanks! As a datapoint, the order of magnitude [10km -100km] range seems like the focus of his recommendation: More and more States are developing their own domestic space launch capability. Few of these new space powers will be able to freely access space, or utilize the most efficient launch azimuths, if neighboring States can claim sovereignty up to even 62 miles (100 km). They will have even more difficulty returning objects to Earth if the boundary is set at that altitude. Even the U.S. and Russia are facing limitations on their ability to freely access space. Setting a low vertical limit on State sovereignty will ensure all States have equal access to space. (p81).