CASE FOR COMMERCIAL HUMAN SPACEFLIGHT REGULATION (IAASS), Apr 30, 2026, virtual, 2:00-3:30 pm ET

The International Association for the Advancement of Space Safety (IAASS) will hold a webinar on April 30, 2026 from 2:00-3:30 pm ET on “The Case for Commercial Human Spaceflight Regulation” led by Doug Ligor, founder of the Space Governance Institute and IAASS Director of Policy and Procedures.

More information and a Zoom registration link are on the event’s website, which says:

Executive Summary: In 2025, the RAND Corporation issued a report
that analyzed the potential impacts of implementing a regulatory regime
on the emerging commercial spaceflight market. The development of
commercial space activities is rapidly expanding, and there are
estimates that the global space economy will grow to more than $750
billion by 2028. Space activities were previously limited to state-
sponsored or government-controlled operations. However, numerous
private entities are now conducting or planning space activities,
including the orbital and suborbital space travel of civilian passengers.

The Colloquium will discuss the results of the RAND Corp. report that
examined the theoretical bases that underlie the relationship between
the government’s application of a regulatory regime and the need to
balance two fundamental goals of governance: public safety and market
growth. To better understand how this balance has been achieved in
other markets, the report used case studies of analogous regulatory
regimes to explore how particular types of regulations may achieve both
goals. Their analysis shows that safety and health regulations that are
technology-forcing and time-phased are effective and generally
associated with increased innovation and market growth. Doug Ligor’s
presentation will be debated with Tommaso Sgobba, IAASS Executive
Director, and moderated by Douglas Isbell renowned space
communicator.