Outer Space Treaty
The outer space treaty formally 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.
Outer space treaty. Treaty on principles governing the activities of states in the exploration and use of outer space including the moon and other celestial bodies the outer space treaty was considered by the legal subcommittee in 1966 and agreement was reached in the general assembly in the same year resolution 2222 xxi. The outer space treaty of 1967 treaty on principles governing the activities of states in the exploration and use of outer space including the moon and other celestial bodies. The outer space treaty as it is known was the second of the so called nonarmament treaties.
Opened for signature at moscow london and washington on 27 january 1967. Its concepts and some of its provisions were modeled on its predecessor the antarctic treaty.