1: What if?: Humans Permanently Settled on Mars?

In this episode we are joined by Silvia Teixeira and Stephane Duponcheele in exploring the fascinating novel legal and policy concerns that are associated with permanent settlement in outer space. We discuss the provisions of the Outer Space Treaty, as well as the current grey areas in international space law.Alongside currently completing her masters in International Development and Public Policy, Silvia works as a project manager at Nova SBE's Knowledge Centre. She has collaborated as a research assistant on a H2020 Earth observation project. Her interests lie in legal and policy challenges of emerging technologies on Earth and in space.Stephane is an undergraduate student at UCL, with a strong interest in space law from both a commercial and public policy standpoint.Hosts: Raana Syed and Hasti HashemiEditors: Salma Abuelatta and Noor Sayegh