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Space law is the body of law governing space-related activities, encompassing both international and domestic agreements, rules, and principles. [1] Parameters of space law include space exploration, liability for damage, weapons use, rescue efforts, environmental preservation, information sharing, new technologies, and ethics. [2]
The Outer Space Treaty represents the basic legal framework of international space law. According to the U.N. Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA), the core principles of the treaty are: [17] the exploration and use of outer space shall be carried out for the benefit and in the interests of all countries and shall be the province of all mankind;
The Artemis Accords have generally been welcomed for advancing international law and cooperation in space. [7] Observers note that the substance of the Accords is "uncontentious" and represent a "significant political attempt to codify key principles of space law" for governing nations' space activities. [ 7 ]
In 1967, the United Nations laid down a set of rules to govern space exploration, and 104 nations signed on.
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The five treaties and agreements of international space law cover "non-appropriation of outer space by any one country, arms control, the freedom of exploration, liability for damage caused by space objects, the safety and rescue of spacecraft and astronauts, the prevention of harmful interference with space activities and the environment, the ...
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The Agreement Governing the Activities of States on the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies, [3] [4] better known as the Moon Treaty or Moon Agreement, is a multilateral treaty that turns jurisdiction of all celestial bodies (including the orbits around such bodies) over to the participant countries.