The space superpowers set to land astronauts on the Moon — the U.S. and China — should forge a lunar peace pact protecting ...
The global space sector is projected to expand at a compound annual growth rate of approximately 10% over the next decade.
When space became the new frontier, the Outer Space Treaty was established to prohibit any country from claiming land on the Moon or any other planet. Produced by Joe Avella. Written by Jessica Orwig.
It is not an easy task, she said, noting that in spite of decades spent trying to update the Outer Space Treaty of 1967, efforts have largely failed. “In my most recent research, some of the most ...
A treaty designed to prevent the use of outer space for military attack was signed with great ceremony early last year by the United States and the Soviet Union. The recent announcements of the ...
A year later, the U.S. and the Soviet Union signed the Partial Test Ban Treaty, formally making nuclear weapons in outer space taboo. Earlier this year, reports of Russia developing a nuclear ...
The resolution, which failed due to a Russian veto, sought to reaffirm and extend critical norms against placing weapons of mass destruction in space. While consensus on legal measures remains ...