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 ...

Inside the epic debate on rethinking our 50-year-old Outer Space Treaty. This week, the UN begins a conference to start the long-overdue discussion on updating the 1967 Outer Space Treaty for a ...

The foundational agreement is the Outer Space Treaty of 1967, which lays out ‌‌the principles that govern outer space, the moon and other celestial bodies.