Your Legal Guide to the Galaxy: Space is not just for Astronauts and Billionaires!

Online with Associate Professor Kim Ellis Hayes

Hosted by Weston Lewis

In A Legal Guide to the Galaxy, Kim Ellis Hayes, attorney, scientist, and qualified commercial astronaut candidate explores how the rules we write on Earth are shaping humanity’s future in space. Blending stories from global brand mission design, cross-border regulation, astronaut training, and education leadership, Kim reveals that space is no longer distant or abstract ;it already influences our economy, environment, and national identity. Through law, innovation, and collaboration, she challenges audiences to stop treating space as someone else’s responsibility and start recognising it as a shared frontier that belongs to all of us. 🚀

Quote: "Most people think the hardest part of space exploration is building rockets. But I can tell you that in my experience, sometimes, the hardest part is paperwork."

Bio: Ms Kim Ellis Hayes is the Chief Executive Officer of Hayes Group LLC (www.hgspace.us), a U.S. small business headquartered in North Carolina, and an adjunct Associate Professor at Swinburne University of Technology. An elected member of the International Institute of Space Law and a qualified commercial suborbital astronaut candidate, scientist, educator, and attorney, Kim focuses on the intersection of space innovation, policy, and operations. Selected by the New South Wales Department of Education in 2024 as an Alumni Ambassador and the first in her family to attend university, Kim is passionate about creating meaningful impact for students, educators, and industry partners around the world through space.

Please join Kim online for this thought-provoking look at how space is shaping our future—and why it matters now.