September 2023
A multifaceted approach to space sustainability
.... 1. Promote the universal adoption and implementation of existing space treaties and guidelines for space sustainability The Outer Space Treaty (OST) is the foundational treaty for outer space activities; it was adopted in 1967 and has provided...
October 2020
Is NASA’s Artemis Accords agreement Moon-proof?
...helpful. There are at present five such treaties governing space: The Outer Space Treaty (OST) 1967 - the Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies...
June 2015
The new space ethics: COSPAR, Planetary Protection and beyond
... Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies know colloquially as The Outer Space Treaty (OST)23 has been widely ratified by nations24 and is recognised as providing...
September 2023
India signs up to the Artemis Accords
... established by NASA and the USA State Department. Ostensibly consistent with the United Nations 1967 Outer Space Treaty (OST) but entirely independent of it, they specify 10 principles for international cooperation in the civil exploration of the...
August 2016
Exploring the problems of criminal justice in space
... Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies, more commonly known as the Outer Space Treaty (OST), is the principal legal instrument that provides the context and...
August 2020
Battle for the night sky - from telescopes to ad-breaks
...law to be considered when dealing with human activity in outer space is international law. The operative international framework is to be found in the Outer Space Treaty (OST) 1967, a treaty of the United Nations to which all of the major spacefaring...
