Tulane Law to host space law panel on lunar mining April 8

Tulane University Law School will host a space law panel on April 8 examining the legal challenges of commercial lunar mining, bringing together two leading experts in the rapidly evolving field.

The event, titled “How to Launch a Commercial Lunar Mining Mission,” is scheduled for 5 p.m. at the John Giffen Weinmann Hall, 6329 Freret St., and will feature Professor Mark J. Sundahl of Cleveland State College of Law and Dr. Michael Mineiro of Greenberg Traurig LLP. 

Sundahl, director of the Global Space Law Center at Cleveland State, is an internationally recognized scholar whose work focuses on space governance and international legal frameworks for activities beyond Earth. Mineiro, a shareholder at the global law firm Greenberg Traurig, advises clients on U.S. space regulation and has extensive experience in commercial spaceflight policy and licensing.  The speakers will discuss U.S. regulation of private lunar activities and the international legal landscape governing lunar resource extraction. 

A reception will take place immediately after the event.

The space law program at Tulane Law was launched with the generous support of alumna Darleen Jacobs (L'80, L’81) with a goal of leveraging Tulane’s world-leading strength in maritime law to address related legal issues now emerging with the private exploration and exploitation of space.

Jacobs’ gift created the Judge S. Sanford Levy and Judge Anna Veters Levy Endowed Fund, which support teaching, programming, and scholarship  focused on the legal frameworks shaping the future of space exploration, regulation, and commercialization.