What International Space Station Intergovernmental Agreement 1998 (IGA) - Legal Framework for ISS Operations requires
The Agreement Among the Government of Canada, Governments of Member States of the European Space Agency, the Government of Japan, the Government of the Russian Federation, and the Government of the United States of America concerning Cooperation on the Civil International Space Station (ISS Intergovernmental Agreement, IGA) was signed on 29 January 1998 and entered into force on 27 March 2001. The IGA establishes the legal framework governing the ISS partnership, allocating ownership of ISS elements among the partner agencies (NASA, ESA, JAXA, CSA, Roscosmos), establishing the jurisdiction and control regime for crew and modules, setting intellectual property rules for ISS-based inventions, and defining criminal jurisdiction for offences on the station. The IGA is supplemented by Memoranda of Understanding between NASA and each partner agency.
Pillar: Space & Satellite Law · Authority: Governments of Canada, ESA Member States, Japan, Russian Federation, and United States - Agreement on Cooperation on the Civil International Space Station (IGA), signed Washington D.C. 29 January 1998, entered into force 27 March 2001; TIAS 12927 · Version: 1.0.0 · Last updated:
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- {"source":"NASA Memorandum of Understanding between NASA and ESA concerning Cooperation on the Civil International Space Station - Bilateral MOU implementing the IGA for ESA","url":"https://www.nasa.gov/reference/international-space-station-legal-framework/","relevant_sections":"Article 3 (Columbus module utilisation rights), Article 7 (transportation: ESA ATV resupply rights), Article 10 (crew and training requirements for ESA astronauts on ISS), Article 14 (data and information policy for ESA-sponsored ISS experiments)"}
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