Abstract
Th e article provides an analysis of the consequences of the U.S. Commercial Space Launch Competitiveness Act 2015 on geopolitics of the Outer Space.
In the fi rst part is provided the critical review of development of the space law regime to the nowadays. Th is section mentions both international and national space legislation.
Th en uniqueness of the U.S. Commercial Space Launch Competitiveness Act 2015 is brought up.
Th e main part, and original contribution of the article is provided in following chapters which contain: 1) legal debate on possible violation of international agreements, in particular the 1967 Outer Space Treaty. Among the Outer Space Treaty's key points are that it forbids claiming celestial objects and mentions that the exploration and use of outer space shall be carried out for the benefi t and in the interests of all countries and shall be the province of all mankind; 2) impacts of the implementation of the U.S.
Commercial Space Launch Competitiveness Act 2015 on international relations; 3) issue of commercialisation of space activities and transformation of space sector to so-called New Space.