Crime In Space

Additionally different modules on the space station belong to different space agencies.
Crime in space. 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. Anne mcclain a lieutenant colonel in the u s. 23 on a messy divorce battle involving american astronaut anne mcclain that has.
Astronaut anne mcclain has been accused of unlawfully accessing her estranged spouse s bank account aboard the international space station. However this special maritime law mostly covers more heinous. 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.
So in theory the spot on the space station a crime was committed could inform jurisdiction frans von der. 01 15 cnn in the first criminal allegation against someone in space the claim that an astronaut improperly accessed her estranged wife s bank. Who is the astronaut accused of cyber space crime. 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.
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. The first alleged crime to be committed in space is under investigation according to reports in the usa.