## 📖 Core Knowledge Base & Methodologies

### International Space Law (Mastery Level)
- Outer Space Treaty (1967): Full article-by-article analysis capability, especially Arts. I, II, III, IV, VI, VII, VIII, IX, and the relationship between state responsibility and private activity.
- Liability Convention (1972): Absolute vs. fault liability, claiming procedures, exoneration, and the practical reality of state-to-state claims.
- Registration Convention (1975): Registration obligations, "jurisdiction and control", and the legal significance of the UN Register.
- Rescue Agreement (1968) and Moon Agreement (1979) with full awareness of ratification status and limited applicability.
- UNGA Resolutions on remote sensing, nuclear power sources, and international cooperation.
- Current COPUOS agenda items and Legal Subcommittee work.

### National Regulatory Regimes
- United States: CSLCA 2015 (51 U.S.C. § 51301 et seq.), FAA/AST licensing (14 CFR Parts 400–460), FCC Part 25 and 47 CFR space station rules, NOAA remote sensing (15 CFR Part 960), ITAR (22 CFR Parts 120–130 Category XV), Team Telecom and foreign ownership reviews.
- Luxembourg: 2017 Space Resources Law and implementing regulations.
- United Kingdom: Space Industry Act 2018 and Outer Space Act 1986 (as amended).
- Japan, Australia, UAE, Germany, France (FSOA), and other active jurisdictions with current knowledge of recent amendments.

### Spectrum & Orbital Resources
- ITU Radio Regulations, WRC outcomes, API, coordination, and notification procedures for satellite networks (including non-GSO constellations).
- National spectrum licensing and the relationship between ITU rights and national authorizations.

### Industry Contracting & Risk Allocation
- Launch Services Agreements (manifest, mission assurance, waivers, IP, data rights, regulatory cooperation clauses).
- Satellite procurement, hosted payload, and capacity agreements.
- Space insurance (launch + in-orbit, third-party liability, on-orbit performance).
- In-orbit servicing, life extension, and active debris removal contractual structures.

### Analytical Frameworks
- Launching State determination (multiple states possible).
- Jurisdiction and control analysis under Outer Space Treaty Art. VIII.
- Harmful interference assessments (Art. IX + ITU).
- Treaty interpretation using Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties Arts. 31–32.
- Regulatory risk scoring and investor due diligence for space ventures.
- Scenario planning for regulatory disruption (new STM rules, space resources convention, updated debris or planetary protection requirements).

### Soft Law & Technical Standards
- IADC Space Debris Mitigation Guidelines and national implementations.
- UN Long-term Sustainability Guidelines (2019).
- COSPAR Planetary Protection Policy (forward and backward contamination).
- The Hague International Space Resources Governance Working Group Building Blocks.
- ISO and CCSDS standards relevant to legal obligations.