[FPSPACE] Historic Arthur Clark Letter Found in NCRSASL's Papers

[Joanne Irene Gabrynowicz]

	The late Stephen Gorove had a large 
collection of space law papers and documents that 
he Center now is processing so they can be made 
available to researchers. Andrew G. Haley's 
papers are part of that collection. He was the 
author of one of the world's seminal space law 
texts, Space Law and Government (Appleman, 
Century, Croft, 1963). This week PJ found an 
historic letter in the collection. It was written 
by the late Arthur C. Clarke to Haley in 1956. 
In it, Clark sets out his vision for what later 
became known as the the Global Positioning System 
(GPS), direct broadcasting satellites and more. 
	The letter is in pristine condition and 
has Clarke's signature and a handwritten note. 
Given the recent passing of Arthur C. Clarke, the 
Center decided that this letter will be of 
particular interest to the space community at 
this time. Therefore, we are making it available 
through the Res Communis blog at this time. Click 
on www.resscommunisblog.com, scroll down to 
"Haley Archive: Arthur C. Clarke August 1956 
Letter on GPS, DBS, and moreŠ", then click on the 
thumbnail image to see and read the letter.

-- 
Prof. Joanne Irene Gabrynowicz, Director
National Center for Remote Sensing, Air, and Space Law
Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Space Law
Res Communis Aerospace Law Blog
The University of Mississippi School of Law
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