March 2016
Future space is challenge for international law
... free and non-discriminatory exploration and exploitation of outer space - Article I of the 1967 Outer Space Treaty (OST) - and responsibility of states for all national space activities (Article VI of the OST), form a basis for further elaborations...
April 2019
Is a military space force justified?
... force threatens to upset the international legal order. The creation of a space combat force threatens to upset the international legal order The Outer Space Treaty (OST) of 1967 is the primary statement of international law guiding the expansion...
June 2019
The challenge of planetary protection
...for extraterrestrial life It is important to understand the legal and policy background. Article IX of the Outer Space Treaty (OST) of 1967 addresses the avoidance of harmful contamination of celestial bodies (forward contamination) and the avoidance...
April 2024
The promise of solar energy for sustainable development and space exploration
... and other Celestial bodies’, also known as the Outer Space Treaty (OST). They will be subject to the relevant principles of space law, starting with the qualified freedom of use of outer space specified in Article I, which state that - in general...
March 2016
Building Confidence and Reducing Risk in Space Resources Policy
... under US law for US entities. This provision has led many to question whether the US law violates the Outer Space Treaty (OST), the document which represents the primary source of international law governing...
September 2021
Near space - the air-space boundary question, astronauts and space tourism
... their first flights. That said, when contemplating the lawfulness of any activity in outer space, the first port of call is the Outer Space Treaty (OST). View from above - Virgin Galactic’s Vice President of Government Affairs & Research Operations...
