Space Law: Exploring Treaties, Trends, and Other Extraterrestrial Topics in an Emerging Field of Law

In this episode of Behind the Lines: The Houston Lawyer Podcast, we feature Rebecca Bresnik, Associate Chief Counsel for International Matters at NASA's Johnson Space Center and a lead attorney for the International Space Station, and Michael Hoversten, Chief of the Space, International, and Operations Law Division, Office of the Staff Judge Advocate, Space Operations Command at Peterson Air Force Base, CO.
Ms. Bresnik talks about how her career path led her to a career as a lawyer at NASA, the exciting types of projects she gets to work on in that role, commercial space flight, the Artemis Program and NASA’s plans to go back to the moon by 2024, teaching space law at University of Houston Law Center, and potential opportunities for young lawyers interested in pursuing a career in space law.
Mr. Hoversten discusses his career path and the typical type of work he does at Space Operations Command.  He then provides a brief overview of international law applicable to military space operations. He also addresses space debris and international anti-satellite weapons and provides some tips for students who are interested in the military and space law.
The full bios of Ms. Bresnik and Mr. Hoversten are available on The Houston Lawyer's webpage of the HBA's website: The Houston Lawyer (hba.org).
This episode of Behind the Lines: The Houston Lawyer Podcast complements the November/December 2021 issue of The Houston Lawyer, which is about Space Law.  You can read The Houston Lawyer at The Houston Lawyer_home.
HBA members may receive .75 hours of Texas CLE credit for listening to this episode of the podcast. Details about how to obtain CLE credit can be found at hba.org/watchCLE (under Special Event CLE Videos).

Listeners who are interested in hearing more from Professor Bresnik can listen to her on the Houston Law Review's Emphasis Added Podcast, The Privatization of Space with NASA Attorney Rebecca Bresnik (houstonlawreview.org), and Rutgers Law The Power of Attorney Podcast, 8. How to get into space law and work with NASA and the international community with Rebecca Bresnik RLAW'99, Assistant Chief Counsel for International Matters at NASA, Johnson Space Center by The Power of Attorney (anchor.fm). 

For full speaker bios, visit The Houston Lawyer (hba.org). To read The Houston Lawyer magazine, visit The Houston Lawyer_home. For more information about the Houston Bar Association, visit Houston Bar Association (hba.org).
*The views expressed in this episode do not necessarily reflect the views of The Houston Lawyer Editorial Board or the Houston Bar Association.

Chapters

• 1:06 Rebecca Bresnik
• 24:26 Michael Hoversten