The Air Force Role in Developing International Outer Space Law

By Delbert R. Terrill Jr.

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Title:	The Air Force Role in Developing International Outer Space Law
Author:	Delbert R. Terrill Jr.
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Language:	English
Subject:	Non Fiction, Military Science, Space Exploration
Collections:	Authors Community, United States
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Publisher:	Air University Press

Member Page:	Air University Press
Citation APA MLA Chicago R. Terrill Jr, B. D. (n.d.). The Air Force Role in Developing International Outer Space Law. Retrieved from http://www.self.gutenberg.org/

Table of Contents
DISCLAIMER...............................................ii FOREWORD...............................................vi ABOUT THE AUTHOR..................................viii ACKNOWLEDGMENT.....................................ix INTRODUCTION..........................................x Chapter 1 GERMINATION OF OUTER SPACE AS A LEGAL CONCEPT.......................................1 Chapter 2 AIR FORCE OPPOSITION TO INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS ON SPACE.....17 Chapter 3 AIR FORCE AS A BACKSEAT “DRIVER” IN SPACE LAW DEBATES................41 Chapter 4 PROJECT WEST FORD..................58 Chapter 5 MAJ GEN ALBERT M. KUHFELD AND AIR FORCE LEADERSHIP OF SPACE LAW DEVELOPMENT...........................................64 Chapter 6 THE 1972 LIABILITY FOR DAMAGES CONVENTION............................................75 EPILOGUE.................................................86 Appendix A AIR STAFF REACTION TO PROJECT RAND REPORT DATED 28 OCTOBER 1957......90 Appendix B CONCLUSIONS OF THE AIR DOCTRINE BRANCH STUDY 8 OCTOBER 1958.......................................................92 Appendix C EXCERPTS FROM THE OPERATIONS COORDINATING BOARD’S “OPERATIONS PLAN FOR OUTER SPACE” 18 MARCH 1959............94 Appendix D CONCLUSIONS OF COLONEL MARTIN MENTER’S THESIS “ASTRONAUTICAL LAW” MAY 1959........................................95 Appendix E “TEN PRECEPTS” GENERAL ALBERT M. KUHFELD JANUARY 1962.........................98 GLOSSARY OF TERMS.................................99 GLOSSARY OF KEY PEOPLE........................100