Crime In Space
So in theory the spot on the space station a crime was committed could inform jurisdiction frans von der.
Crime in space. Nasa officials said they. If a us national were to say assault someone on a commercial space station then this special type of jurisdiction would kick in. Mcclain s estranged wife summer worden accused the astronaut of accessing her bank.
The closely guarded private life of a nasa astronaut burst into spotlight in a new york times report friday aug. Authorities are investigating the first allegation of a crime committed in space. Additionally different modules on the space station belong to different space agencies.
Astronaut anne mcclain is facing the first allegation of a crime committed in space reports the new york times. According to the bbc this still applies on the international space station which houses five countries space agencies if an american commits a crime onboard they re subject to united states. A nasa astronaut is being accused of multiple crimes committed aboard the international space station iss according to the new york times.
But mark sundahl director of the global space law center at cleveland state university said he was not aware of any previous allegation of a crime committed in space. However this special maritime law mostly covers more heinous. Astronaut anne mcclain has been accused of unlawfully accessing her estranged spouse s bank account aboard the international space station.
Nasa is said to be probing a claim that an astronaut accessed the bank account of her. Who is the astronaut accused of cyber space crime. Anne mcclain a lieutenant colonel in the u s.