From the Space Law Center: "The rapid growth of the private space industry has created new opportunities for lawyers trained in the complex international and domestic aspects of space law. With companies like SpaceX, Blue Origin, and Planetary Resources leading the way, humankind has embarked on a new Space Age marked by the participation of private citizens in space activity. New governmental space programs around the world, involving long-time space actors and new spacefaring countries, also encompass innovative plans to establish Moon bases, mine asteroids, and colonize Mars, among many other projects.

Cleveland-Marshall College of Law responded to these growing opportunities by founding the Global Law Space Center (GSLC), the only law school center in the United States dedicated exclusively to the study of the law of outer space."