Current Trends and Issues of Legal Regulatory Framework for Making Space Policy in Ukraine

Abstract

The article studies current issues of the legal regulatory framework for making public policy on space activities. It has been established that the national rocket and space industry is in the deepest institutional and legal crisis caused by ineffective space policy. The focus is on the urgency of the legal optimization of the system of public administration of the space sector and the need for a clear legislative distribution of powers in the field of making space policy. The study proves that organizational and legal changes are required in the space sector through transforming State ownership, privatizing and developing various forms of ownership and business in the space sector of the economy. An important factor in overcoming the sectoral crisis should be the implementation by the State of an adequate regulatory space policy and the identification of legal mechanisms to stimulate an innovative model for space activities. The study reveals the conceptual basis for the implementation of space law reform in Ukraine and makes proposals and recommendations to improve the efficiency of public administration tools in the national space sector.

Keywords

• space activities
• space law reform
• space legislation
• corporatization
• space policy
• rocket and space industry