SPAATZ EXAM 2 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS!!
What was the name of the USAs first attempted satellite to put in space and why did it fail?
Vanguard 1; the viking/aerobee rocket exploded on national TV
When was NASA signed into law and what was the act called?
July 29th, 1958 by Eisenhower because the branches of military had different ideas. Called the
National Aeronautics and Space Act.
What are sources of space law?
1) Treaties
2) Customs
What was the significance of Sputnik to space law?
Established a new custom which is the right of satellites to fly over other countries without
permission.
What are the three principles of space law?
1) Freedom of use
2) Nobody "owns" any part of space
3) All nations should get the benefits of space because it belongs to humankind
What were the two main provisions of the 1967 Outer Space Treaty?
1) Puts the three principles of space law on paper
2) Legitimizes a military presence in space
What is the significance of the commercial space launch act?
Established an agency under the DOT called "Office of commercial space transportation" They
allowed anyone to get to space with a proper license and it allowed commercial agencies to use
military launch sites.
What was the Land remote Sensing Commercialization Act (LANDSAT Act)?
, designed to help commercialize the earth observation program. It allowed the sale on
government data and prohibited selling of images to highest bidder and made it so that it would
be the same price to all
What is the International Telecommunications Union?
UN organization that regulates International communication and eventually geostationary orbits.
BUTTT.... their policy on geostationary orbits were first come first serve (violates freedom to all
principles) and because they stay above the same place in this type of orbit, countries were
saying that they owned that position (Violates principles two)
What was the Bogota declaration of 1976?
8 equatorial nations claimed they owned the spot of geostationary orbits above their nations and
needed permission for others to use it. No body recognized it
What were three issues addressed in the international space station agreement?
1) Managing use of the station (consensus)
2) Ownership of intellectual property
3) Military involvement
What are the four broad categories of satellites?
1) Communication
2) Navigation
3) Observation
4) Scientific
What is the difference between an active and a passive communication satellite?
Passive simply reflects or relays on communication but active amplifies it
What was the first commercial communication satellite?
Telstar 1
What is INTELSAT?
CORRECT ANSWERS!!
What was the name of the USAs first attempted satellite to put in space and why did it fail?
Vanguard 1; the viking/aerobee rocket exploded on national TV
When was NASA signed into law and what was the act called?
July 29th, 1958 by Eisenhower because the branches of military had different ideas. Called the
National Aeronautics and Space Act.
What are sources of space law?
1) Treaties
2) Customs
What was the significance of Sputnik to space law?
Established a new custom which is the right of satellites to fly over other countries without
permission.
What are the three principles of space law?
1) Freedom of use
2) Nobody "owns" any part of space
3) All nations should get the benefits of space because it belongs to humankind
What were the two main provisions of the 1967 Outer Space Treaty?
1) Puts the three principles of space law on paper
2) Legitimizes a military presence in space
What is the significance of the commercial space launch act?
Established an agency under the DOT called "Office of commercial space transportation" They
allowed anyone to get to space with a proper license and it allowed commercial agencies to use
military launch sites.
What was the Land remote Sensing Commercialization Act (LANDSAT Act)?
, designed to help commercialize the earth observation program. It allowed the sale on
government data and prohibited selling of images to highest bidder and made it so that it would
be the same price to all
What is the International Telecommunications Union?
UN organization that regulates International communication and eventually geostationary orbits.
BUTTT.... their policy on geostationary orbits were first come first serve (violates freedom to all
principles) and because they stay above the same place in this type of orbit, countries were
saying that they owned that position (Violates principles two)
What was the Bogota declaration of 1976?
8 equatorial nations claimed they owned the spot of geostationary orbits above their nations and
needed permission for others to use it. No body recognized it
What were three issues addressed in the international space station agreement?
1) Managing use of the station (consensus)
2) Ownership of intellectual property
3) Military involvement
What are the four broad categories of satellites?
1) Communication
2) Navigation
3) Observation
4) Scientific
What is the difference between an active and a passive communication satellite?
Passive simply reflects or relays on communication but active amplifies it
What was the first commercial communication satellite?
Telstar 1
What is INTELSAT?
