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Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies 1967
Item 18.5
The Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities
of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space,
including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies ("the
Treaty") (text at Annex A) provides that outer space,
the moon and other celestial bodies, shall be
including
free for
exploration
and use by all States and that the
shall be carried out for the
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countries (Article 1). The moon and other
exploration of
benefit of all
outer space
celestial bodies
shall be used
purposes and the
shall be forbidden.
exclusively for peaceful
establishment of military installations
Nuclear weapons and other weapons of
mass destruction will
(Article IV).
States
all possible assistance
accident, distress, or
not be stationed in outer space
Parties to the Treaty shall render
to astronauts' in the event of
emergency landing on the territory
of another State Party or on the high seas. Astronauts in
outer Space shall assist astronauts of other States Parties
States Parties are responsible for national.
(Article V).
whether carried on by
activities
in
outer space,
governmental
OI non-governmental
activities of
non-governmental
organisations.
The
entities shall
require
authorisation and
Party
supervision by the appropriate State
(Article VI) A state which launches an object into
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