December 2021
All for one and one for all – recommendations for a sustainable future in lunar exploration
... of five multilateral agreements collectively known as Corpus Iuris Spatialis. The Outer Space Treaty (OST), signed in 1967, outlines the main principles governing space activities, where the other agreements elaborate on specific issues. However...
August 2021
Collision avoidance – time for agreement on space sustainability
... and entered into force on 10 October 1967. Known colloquially as the Outer Space Treaty (OST), this and the subsequent treaty agreements created a foundation for a legal system in space that was broadly accepted at the time. Information about the...
August 2021
AI in space – a legal perspective
... interests of all other States. In addition, according to Article VI of the Outer Space Treaty (OST), States are internationally responsible for national activities in outer space. Among other consequences, this means that private entities seeking...
January 2020
Rule of law vital for humanity’s sustainability and survival
... Nations General Assembly Resolutions and later were incorporated in international treaties, the most important of which is the 1967 Outer Space Treaty (OST). This Treaty currently applies to 110 countries and contains several fundamental principles...
May 2024
Could ICAO be a NewSpace regulator?
... to specific states (over 90 percent of it to the US and Russia or the erstwhile Soviet Union); according to the Outer Space Treaty (OST) of 1967, it is their liability. Debris that cannot be identified is no-one’s liability, but needs to be removed...
September 2026
Who taxes space? - new challenges for the space economy
... from policymakers and industry alike. First, the non-appropriation principle. Article II of the 1967 Outer Space Treaty (OST) establishes that outer space is not subject to national appropriation by any means. The rationale behind this provision was...
