Space Mining and Its Regulation / Springer Praxis Books (PDF)

Masters of Science Program in Telecommunications and Computers at the George Washington University from 1998 to 2005. Dr. Pelton was the founder of the Arthur C. Clarke Foundation and remains as the Vice Chairman on its Board of Directors. Pelton is a widely published and award winning author with over 30 books written or co-authored or co-edited with colleagues. His book Global Talk was nominated for a Pulitzer and won the Eugene Emme literature award. Dr. Pelton is a full member of the International Academy of Astronautics, an Associate Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) and a Fellow of the International Association for the Advancement of Space Safety (IAASS). He was the Founding President of the Society of Satellite Professional International (SSPI) and a member of the SSPI Hall of Fame. He has served as President of the Comsat Alumni andRetirees Association (COMARA). Until recently he was as President of the International Space Safety Foundation. He received his degrees as follows: BS from the University of Tulsa, MS from the New York University and his doctorate from Georgetown University.





Dr. Yaw O. M. Nyampong is working as Senior Legal Officer, Pan African University, African Union Commission, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. He also served as the Executive Director (Academic Associate) of the Centre for Research in Air and Space Law, McGill University, Montreal, Canada. From 2010 to 2013, he was post-doctoral research fellow at the Faculty of Law where his research focuses on the environmental aspects of space exploration and use, particularly how to address the problem of space debris. Aside from his academic laurels and research experience, Dr. Nyampong has extensive practical experience in the fieldof air and space law, having worked as an international consultant on a number of air law-related assignments for the International Civil Aviation Organization and the World Bank Group. Dr. Nyampong has attended and spoken at numerous air and space law workshops and conferences around the world and has written and published several scholarly articles and book chapters on issues of contemporary relevance in the field. He holds both a Doctor of Civil Law (DCL) degree and a Master of Laws (LL.M) degree in Air and Space Law from the Institute of Air and Space Law, McGill University, Montreal, Canada. He also holds Qualifying Certificate in Professional Law from the Ghana School of Law (2000), and a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) degree from the Faculty of Law, University of Ghana, Legon (1998). He is a member in good standing of the Ghana Bar Association and the Law Society of Upper Canada (Ontario).