Laura Montgomery

Laura Montgomery teaches space law at Catholic University’s Columbus School of Law.  In her private practice she specializes in regulatory space law, with an emphasis on commercial space transportation and the Outer Space Treaties. She provides expert opinion on the Commercial Space Launch Act, its implementing regulations governing the launch of launch vehicles, the reentry of reentry vehicles, the operation of launch and reentry sites, and the financial responsibility and liability requirements of those regulations. She has several times testified to the Space Subcommittees of the House and Senate on matters of regulation and international obligation.  She writes and edits the space law blog GroundBasedSpaceMatters.com

 

Ms. Montgomery spent over two decades with the Federal Aviation Administration.  She served as the manager of the Space Law Branch in the FAA’s Office of the Chief Counsel.  Before that, she was the FAA’s Senior Attorney for Commercial Space Transportation.  As the FAA’s space lawyer, she supported the Office of Commercial Space Transportation in its authorization and regulation of launch, reentry, and the operation of launch and reentry sites.  Her work at the FAA included rulemakings, legal interpretations, legislative proposals, identification of matters for enforcement action, financial responsibility questions, and legal review of licensing and permitting evaluations. She addressed a wide range of issues, from amateur rockets, to sea launch, to space balloons.

 

Highlights from Ms. Montgomery’s time at the FAA include her representation of the FAA at the United Nation’s legal subcommittee of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, her service as chair to an inter-agency working group on space property rights at the request of the Office of Science and Technology Policy in the White House, and testimony to Congress on the FAA’s interpretation of the Commercial Space Launch Act.

She received her law degree from the University of Pennsylvania, and her undergraduate degree with honors from the University of Virginia.

Broadcast 3360 Hotel Mars with Laura Montgomery

Guests: John Batchelor, Laura Montgomery Dr. David Livingston.  Topics:  The SpaceIL lunar lander crash on the Moon with an unknown tardigrade payload and planetary protection issues.  You are invited to comment, ask questions, and discuss the Space Show program/guest(s) on the Space Show blog. Comments, questions, and any discussion must be relevant and applicable to Space Show programming. Written Transcripts of Space Show programs are not permitted without prior written consent from The Space Show (even if for personal use) & are a violation of the Space Show copyright.

Broadcast 3151 Laura Montgomery, Atty

Guest:  Laura Montgomery; Topics:  FAA, Dept. of Commerce, NOAA regulatory issues, commercial space, space property rights, multi-lateral treaties vs. federal law, planetary protection & more.  Please direct all comments and questions regarding specific Space Show programs & guest(s) to the Space Show blog which is part of archived program on our website, www.thespaceshow.com.   Comments and questions should be relevant to the specific Space Show program.

Broadcast 3055 Laura Montgomery

Guest:  Laura Montgomery;  Topics:  Space as a global commons re US space policy, Dr. Scott Pace, treaty law and issues, spaceflight safety, National Space Council, commercial space, private parties & actors. Please direct all comments and questions regarding specific Space Show programs & guest(s) to the Space Show blog which is part of archived program on our website, www.thespaceshow.com.  Comments and questions should be relevant to the specific Space Show program.

Broadcast 2943 Laura Montgomery, Atty

Guest:  Laura Montgomery;  Topics: Planetary protection with Art. 9 of the OST, Informed Consent, policy compared to law, science fiction, and more.  Please direct all comments and questions regarding Space Show programs/guest(s) to the Space Show blog, http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com.  Comments and questions should be relevant to the specific Space Show program. Written Transcripts of Space Show programs are a violation of our copyright and are not permitted without prior written consent, even if for your own use.

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