The book describes the Air Force ’s continued efforts to resist the passage of most international outer space law conventions, the restiveness of the Air Force judge advocate general corps with a backseat role, and how the judge advocate general failed in its early attempt to have the Air Force become proactive in the development of the law. Discusses the early evolution of international outer space law and the United States Air Force's contribution to it. Describes the Air Force's ad hoc approach and its efforts to have this approach adopted by the United States and the international community.