Space Development and Relevant Regulations of PRC

On the basis of briefing the development of space technology and activity in China, this essay analysis the characteristics and main rules of the space regulations in China, and proposes how to advance and perfect the space law in China further. The beginning of space technology in China can be traced back to 1956. After more than fifty years development phased in three periods of technology preparation, technology experimentation and engineering application, the achievement of space technology and activity in China is noticeable in the world. But the space legislations in China, which is mainly composed as ministerial rules, orders, and regulatory documents, are really lagged far behind the space activity, and can not adapt to the quick and comprehensive development of space activity. Therefore, national space law must be passed in time.