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• Names: Byers, Michael, author. | Boley, Aaron, author.

• Title: Who owns outer space? : international law, astrophysics, and the sustainable development of space / Michael Byers, University of British Columbia, Vancouver; Aaron Boley, University of British Columbia, Vancouver.

• Description: Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2022. | Series: Cambridge studies in international and comparative law | Includes bibliographical references and index.

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• Subjects: LCSH: Space law. | Space tourism. | Space mining--Law and legislation. | Outer space--Exploration--International cooperation. | Astrophysics. | Artificial satellites.

• Classification: LCC KZD1145 .B94 2022 (print) | LCC KZD1145 (ebook) | DDC 341.4/7--dc23/eng/20220930

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