While the Outer Space Treaty (OST) provides vital foundations for tackling this global issue, the principles it first laid out in 1967 need to be further refined to produce rules that we can apply in ...

On Oct. 10, 1967, the international Outer Space Treaty was ratified. This treaty established a set of rules regulating how different countries can explore and use outer space.

Outer space activities are governed by a number of treaties and agreements, the foundation of which is the 1967 Outer Space Treaty (OST)—or, more formally, the Treaty on Principles Governing the ...

On October 10, 1967, the international community ratified the Outer Space Treaty (OST), a groundbreaking treaty that laid down a comprehensive framework governing the conduct of nations in space. ...

In 1967, the Outer Space Treaty went into effect. As of January 2025, 115 countries are party to this treaty, including the ...