Practice areas

Legal support built for space ventures.

From launch contracts to orbital compliance, Stellar Draft helps founders, engineers, and research teams turn ambitious plans into agreements that hold up under pressure. Why guess at risk when you can map it properly?

17 years combined legal experience
120+ ventures advised and documented
6 sectors covering the modern space economy
Comprehensive legal support for the space economy

Traditional contract law, adapted for astronomical ventures.

We work with early-stage startups, established aerospace firms, and university teams that need clear terms, fast answers, and a calm view of regulatory pressure. Space projects move quickly. The paperwork has to keep up, doesn't it?

Our practice blends meticulous drafting with sector-specific judgement. That means launch services agreements, supply chain terms, research collaboration documents, and rights structures that make sense when hardware, data, and export rules all collide.

Clients come to us when the stakes are high and the timeline is tight. We believe the best legal advice is practical, readable, and ready to use the same day.

Clear contracts. Clean risk allocation. Fewer surprises when the mission is already in motion.

Our core practice areas

A bento grid of services, built for quick scanning.

Each card leads into a dedicated service page, so visitors can jump straight to the advice they need. Want the fast answer, or the deep dive? You can have both.

Contract Drafting & Review

We draft launch agreements, supply contracts, joint venture terms, NDAs, and mission support documents with exacting attention to scope, liability, payment triggers, and termination rights.

Launch-ready documents

Legal Research & Consultation on Astronomical Ventures

Feasibility checks, risk assessments, and concise guidance when your mission touches unfamiliar territory.

Clear legal direction

Intellectual Property Protection

Patents, trademarks, trade secrets, and ownership structures for space hardware and software.

Protect what you build

Regulatory Compliance

Licensing, export control, orbital debris policy, and the practical steps needed to stay on the right side of the rules while the mission scales.

Reduce exposure

Service Pages With Depth

Every area is designed to link forward, so your team can explore the issue in plain language before making a move.

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How we work with space ventures

A simple method, even when the project isn’t simple.

We keep the process structured so decisions don't get buried in jargon. Missed a regulatory angle? That's exactly the kind of thing this workflow is built to catch early.

1

Discovery call and scope review

We start with the mission, the timeline, and the commercial goal. What are you building, who else is involved, and where could the deal break down?

2

Risk and regulatory assessment

Then we map the legal landscape, from export restrictions to licensing and jurisdictional questions that can change the structure of the whole project.

3

Drafting, negotiation, and filing

Next comes the hands-on work: drafting agreements, redlining partner paper, and preparing filings with terms that reflect the real deal, not just the ideal one.

4

Ongoing compliance support

Space work evolves. We stay close enough to help with renewals, amendments, monitoring, and those awkward moments when the rules shift mid-project.

Not sure where to start?

Let's find the right legal entry point.

Book a free initial consultation and we'll help you decide whether the first step is a contract review, an IP strategy session, or a compliance check. Simple question: what needs protecting first?

+13058851917 [email protected] 257 Cornelia Street, New York
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