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Who owns outer space?
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I saw the Earth for the first time as the fairing was jettisoned during the launch.
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Space ownership is framed as law, liability, and consequence rather than future fantasy.
It opens with a human angle before moving into law, responsibility, and debris. The piece tracks Helen Sharman's first view of Earth, then shifts to the treaty that still shapes outer space and the harder question of who carries the blame when something fails above us.
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