Space Lawyer

Published: Dec. 3, 2020, 6 a.m.

b"We chat with Professor Chris Newman about life as a space lawyer and academic. Chris has had a love for all things space since he can remember, after deciding that his skill set was more focused on written and verbal communication as opposed to maths and engineering he pursued a career within legal academia. With the commercialisation of space, space law is being discussed in a way that it hasn't been before, with billions and billions of dollars of investment being pumped into our exploration of the final frontier by hundreds of businesses and governments. We are right at the start of the space law industry and their is a huge opportunity to be one of the first people to help form the law which will govern our exploration of space, there has never been a better time to pursue a career within space law or academia. Chris is incredibly passionate about the subject and offers some fantastic advice to anyone thinking of a career in practice or academia, Jules and i thoroughly enjoyed this one."