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The Th Edinburgh-born solicitor runs the only law practice in Europe dedicated to intergalactic inter legal issues.
Her He mission in life is to help Scottish and UK ffirms get a business foothold in the financially finan lucrative final frontier.
Work W has involved arranging paperwork for ssatellite launches with the UK Space Agency Age and booking launch times with providers in the US, France, India and Japan. J
Joanne, Jo 47, has also represented space workers, wor including astronauts on the International Inte Space Mission.
And An if you were ever charged over a crime committed com in space, Joanne would be able to gigive you the necessary legal advice.
The Th Aberdeen University graduate, who has bbeen a space lawyer for 25 years, said: “I’m the only lawyer in Europe that does space spac law 100 per cent of the time.
“I work for satellite operators and the peoppeople who build and launch them to trantransmit programmes such as The X FaFactor or Sky Sports.
“FFirms contact me and I make sure they have hav all the necessary permits and licences to lalaunch, buy or build a satellite. I also help get a licence for the radio frequencies you need to operate the satellite.
“InI addition, we work for governments, writing wr legislation for satellite use in countries. cou You have to show why you are puttingpu a satellite into orbit and have a