| Title of
the Event |
OUTER SPACE TREATY |
| Date(s) of
the event(s) |
- January 27, 1967: This
treaty was opened for signatures and signed on this day by
more than sixty nations.
- March 03, 1967: India
signed the treaty on this day.
- October 10, 1967: The
treaty came into force on this day.
- January 18, 1982: India
ratified and deposited the signed treaty on this day.
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Description |
- It represents the basic legal framework of international
space law.
- Among its principles, it bars states party to the treaty
from placing weapons of mass destruction in orbit of Earth,
installing them on the Moon or any other celestial body, or
to otherwise station them in outer space.
- It exclusively limits the use of the Moon and other
celestial bodies to peaceful purposes and expressly
prohibits their use for testing weapons of any kind,
conducting military maneuvers, or establishing military
bases, installations, and fortifications.
- The treaty also states that the exploration of outer
space shall be done to benefit all countries and shall be
free for exploration and use by all the States.
- The treaty explicitly forbids any government from
claiming a celestial resource such as the Moon or a planet,
claiming that they are the common heritage of mankind.
- The State that launches a space object retains
jurisdiction and control over that object. The State is also
liable for damages caused by their space object.
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