The Outer Space Treaty, formally known as the Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies, is a treaty that forms the basis of international space law, and entered into force on October 10, 1967. The forty-three year old international treaty has been signed by 125 countries and ratified by 98 nations of the Earth. Some love the treaty, some hate it, but let us all discuss it today to recognize the existence of the Outer Space Treaty. [Space Law]
As the number of "envoys of mankind" will soon to be expanding into low earth orbit and the 250,000 miles between the Earth and the Moon, perhaps the diplomats, politicans, businessmen and would-be astronauts of spacefaring nations need to give serious consideration to the treaty and its true meaning.
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