Andrew G. Haley

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1904 –

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Who is Andrew G. Haley?

Andrew G. Haley was an American lawyer. He has been described as the world’s first practitioner of space law. Haley coined the term Metalaw, which refers to a field of legal thought now closely related to the scientific Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence.

In 1928, Haley earned his LLB from Georgetown University Law School and later earned a BA from George Washington University.

In addition to being a lawyer, Haley became an expert in rocket propulsion and was an early rocket propulsion entrepreneur and founder of Aerojet Engineering Corporation.

Haley, along with his friend and colleague Ernst Fasan, was instrumental in founding both the International Academy of Astronautics and the International Institute of Space Law.

Haley died in 1966.

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Born
Nov 19, 1904
Tacoma
Also known as
  • Andrew Haley
Education
  • George Washington University
  • Georgetown University Law Center

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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