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  1. Institute and Centre of Air and Space Law, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada

    Ram S. Jakhu (Director)

  2. International Association for the Advancement of Space Safety (IAASS), Arlington, VA, USA

    Joseph N. Pelton (Executive Board)

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    Ram S. Jakhu

  2. International Association for the Advancement of Space Safety (IAASS), Arlington, Virginia, USA

    Joseph N. Pelton

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Jakhu, R.S., Pelton, J.N. (2017). Human Spaceflight. In: Jakhu, R., Pelton, J. (eds) Global Space Governance: An International Study. Space and Society. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-54364-2_11

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