... being a launching State - there is no restriction on it being “State of registry”. Further, under Article VIII of the Outer Space Treaty, it is the State of registry which has “jurisdiction and control” over a satellite. The Netherlands cannot claim...
... measures. Moreover, elements that one might expect in a relevant TCBM include already binding requirements in the Outer Space Treaty, the Liability Convention, the Rescue and Return Agreement and the Registration Convention. These include a duty...
... would have few qualms about moving into regions of scientific importance. The present ratified treaties, most notably the Outer Space Treaty of 1967, forbid any sovereignty claims over any area of the Moon. This means that...
..., got me thinking about the laws that are applicable in space. Many governments signed the UN Outer Space Treaty (OST) in 1967, but the OST only governs what governments do in space, not private companies. Five decades ago, the thought...
... asteroid mining of small and potentially hazardous bodies would seem much more permissible under the Outer Space Treaty than efforts to establish national or private colonies on the Moon or to undertake mining operations on the Moon. Up to three...
... the “benefit and in the interests of all countries”, as specified in the Outer Space Treaty, to which virtually all space-faring nations, including the major powers, are bound as parties. And what implications do such sentiments have ...