Gunnar K. A. Njalsson founded [[Spacepol|SPACEPOL]] in 1998 as a spinoff project at the [[University of Helsinki]] and to unite researchers in Space Law and Public Technology Policy. In 2005, Njalsson converted the international volunteer network into a commercial enterprise.<ref>Marquis Who's Who in Finance and Business. Marquis, NJ. 2009. ISBN 9780837903583</ref> SPACEPOL was incorporated in 2008 as The SPACEPOL Corporation, was removed from Finland and is based in Canada remaining to this day a privately held Canadian-controlled corporation. | Gunnar K. A. Njalsson founded [[Spacepol|SPACEPOL]] in 1998 as a spinoff project at the [[University of Helsinki]] and to unite researchers in Space Law and Public Technology Policy. In 2005, Njalsson converted the international volunteer network into a commercial enterprise.<ref>Marquis Who's Who in Finance and Business. Marquis, NJ. 2009. ISBN 9780837903583</ref> SPACEPOL was incorporated in 2008 as The SPACEPOL Corporation, was removed from Finland and is based in Canada remaining to this day a privately held Canadian-controlled corporation. |