New Scientist: Orbiting ‘space nation’ data centre could avoid all Earthly laws

IN SPACE, no one can hear you stream. Self-styled “space nation” Asgardia is planning to put a data centre in orbit, beyond the reach of Earthly laws, but lawyers say that leaving the planet isn’t enough to get around them. As more organisations seek to exploit space in this way, it’s time we decide how to govern the final frontier.