The University of Houston Law Center and Space Law Society Student Organization present

Hot Topics in Space Law

Name: Hot Topics in Space Law
Start: 2026-11-04T15:00:00-06:00
End: 2026-11-04T17:00:00-06:00

Explore evolving legal issues in outer space, including in Earth-oriented space services, governance of space resources, and military activities in space.

Date: Wednesday, November 4, 2026

Time: 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. Central Standard Time (CST)

Location: Online via Zoom

CLE credit: Approved for 2.0 hours of Texas MCLE credit

Registration is hosted through Zoom. The registration page will open in this browser window.

Program

About Hot Topics in Space Law

Presented by the University of Houston Law Center and its Space Law Society student organization, Hot Topics in Space Law brings together university faculty and legal professionals for a two-hour online continuing legal education program.

Sessions address legal issues involving Earth-oriented space services, governance of space resources and military activities in space. The webinar concludes with a roundtable discussion featuring Dean Leonard M. Baynes and all panelists. The program is approved for 2.0 hours of Texas MCLE credit.

Program Agenda

3:00–3:05 p.m.

Welcome Remarks
Leonard M. Baynes
Dean, Hugh Roy and Lillie Cranz Cullen Distinguished Chair
Professor of Law
University of Houston Law Center
3:05–3:30 p.m.

Earth-Oriented Space Services

Tracey Davies
Chief Legal Officer, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary
Axiom Space

Christopher Mirasola
Assistant Professor of Law
University of Houston Law Center
3:30–3:55 p.m.

Governance of Space Resources

Rebecca Bresnik
Adjunct Professor of Space Law
University of Houston Law Center
Assistant General Counsel
International and Space Law, Office of the General Counsel
NASA — National Aeronautics and Space Administration
3:55–4:20 p.m.
Military Activities in Space

Christopher Mirasola
Assistant Professor of Law
University of Houston Law Center
4:20–5:00 p.m.
Roundtable Discussion
Dean Baynes and all panelists

Featured speakers

Leonard M. Baynes

Dean, Hugh Roy and Lillie Cranz Cullen Distinguished Chair
Professor of Law
University of Houston Law Center

Rebecca Bresnik

Adjunct Professor of Space Law
University of Houston Law Center
Assistant General Counsel
International and Space Law, Office of the General Counsel
NASA — National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Tracey Davies

Chief Legal Officer, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary
Axiom Space

Christopher Mirasola

Assistant Professor of Law
University of Houston Law Center

The University of Houston Law Center is part of a Carnegie-designated Tier One public research university and an EO institution.

About Hot Topics in Space Law

Program Agenda

Welcome Remarks

Governance of Space Resources Rebecca Bresnik Adjunct Professor of Space Law University of Houston Law Center Assistant General Counsel International and Space Law, Office of the General Counsel NASA — National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Military Activities in Space

Roundtable Discussion