Outer Space Treaty

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United Nations treaty international treaty space law treaty

The Outer Space Treaty is the foundational international agreement that sets the basic legal framework for the peaceful, non-sovereign use and exploration of outer space by states.

Aliases (1)

Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies ×2

Statements (59)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United Nations treaty → international treaty → space law treaty →
adoptedBy	United Nations General Assembly →
adoptionResolution	UN General Assembly Resolution 2222 (XXI) →
appliesTo	Moon → other celestial bodies → outer space →
defines	astronauts as envoys of mankind →
depository	Russian Federation → United Kingdom → United States →
enteredIntoForceOn	1967-10-10 →
enteredIntoForceStatus	in force →
foundationFor	modern international space law →
fullName	Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies →
initialSignatoriesIncluded	Soviet Union → United Kingdom → United States →
language	Arabic → Chinese → English → French → Russian → Spanish →
negotiatedDuring	Cold War →
obliges	states to avoid adverse changes in the environment of the Earth resulting from space activities → states to avoid harmful contamination of outer space and celestial bodies →
openedForSignatureOn	1967-01-27 →
placeSigned	London → Moscow → Washington, D.C. →
principle	avoidance of harmful contamination of space and celestial bodies → freedom of exploration and use of outer space → international responsibility for national space activities → liability for damage caused by space objects → non-appropriation of outer space → peaceful purposes of outer space → use of the Moon and other celestial bodies exclusively for peaceful purposes →
prohibits	conduct of military maneuvers on the Moon and other celestial bodies → establishment of military bases on the Moon and other celestial bodies → national appropriation of outer space by claim of sovereignty → national appropriation of the Moon and other celestial bodies → placement of nuclear weapons in orbit → placement of weapons of mass destruction in outer space → testing of weapons on the Moon and other celestial bodies →
relatedTo	Liability Convention → Moon Agreement → Registration Convention → Rescue Agreement →
requires	authorization and continuing supervision of non-governmental space activities by states parties → due regard to the corresponding interests of all other states parties → international responsibility of states for national activities in outer space → prompt assistance to astronauts in distress → registration of space objects through appropriate channels →
scope	activities of states in outer space → exploration and use of outer space →
shortName	Outer Space Treaty →
subject	space law →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs ("Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies") →	administers
Artemis Accords →	basedOn
Moon Agreement →	buildsOn
Outer Space Treaty ("Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies") →	fullName
Moon →	governingTreaty
Space Race →	ledTo
Outer Space Treaty →	shortName