Life-long space enthusiast Kleiman (space law, Boston U.) is former corporate counsel for a not-for-profit aerospace research and development organization involved with every major US space program since Apollo. He's also chair of the Space Law Committee of the American Bar Association Section of Science & Technology Law and author of The Laws of Spaceflight: A Guidebook for New Space Lawyers (ABA, 2012). His latest text introduces students and general readers to the international and national laws governing human activities in outer space. Coverage includes the legal issues associated with failed launches, orbiting spacecraft, reentry of spacecraft into the atmosphere of Earth and other planetary bodies, and property rights issues specific to the Moon. Annotation ©2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)