Who Cares What Happens to Bootprints on the Moon?

Authors

Michelle L. D. Hanlon, University of Mississippi

Document Type

Video

Publication Date

2-22-2022

Disciplines

Air and Space Law

Abstract

Michelle L. D. Hanlon is Co-Director of the Air and Space Law Program at the University of Mississippi School of Law and its Center for Air and Space Law. She is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Space Law, the world’s oldest law journal dedicated to the legal problems arising out of human activities in outer space, and the Faculty Advisor for its sister publication, the Journal of Drone Law and Policy. Michelle is a Co-Founder and President of For All Moonkind, Inc., a nonprofit corporation that is the only organization in the world focused on protecting human cultural heritage in outer space. In this capacity, she was instrumental in the development of the recently enacted One Small Step Act in the United States. For All Moonkind has been recognized by the United Nations as a Permanent Observer to the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space. Michelle is the President of the National Space Society and the mentor to the National Space Society Legal Fellows program. She was recently appointed to The Hague Institute for Global Justice Off-World Approach project. Currently, all of Michelle's work is focused on building the bridge to a future where humans become a multiplanetary species, living and thriving both on Earth and throughout the Universe. Michelle received her B.A. in Political Science from Yale College and her J.D. magna cum laude from the Georgetown University Law Center. She earned her LLM in Air and Space Law from McGill University. Prior to focusing on aviation and space law, Michelle was engaged in a private business law practice.

Relational Format

video recording

Recommended Citation

Hanlon, Michelle L. D., "Who Cares What Happens to Bootprints on the Moon?" (2022). TEDxUM. 73.
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/tedx/73

Accessibility Status

Audio or Video Captioning