The US Says It Has Weapons in Orbit. The Treaty Probably Allows It, and That Is the Problem
Washington has confirmed on-orbit space control weapons. Article IV bans weapons of mass destruction in orbit, not conventional ones, and the peaceful…
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Outer Space Treaty
Who Owns What on the Moon? Article II, the Artemis Accords and Space Resources
Nobody can own the Moon and everyone agrees on that. Whether a company owns the regolith it digs is unsettled, and how…
The Outer Space Treaty Explained, Article by Article
Six of its seventeen articles do almost all the work. Here is what Articles I, II, VI, VII, VIII and IX actually…
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What Is Space Law? A Plain English Guide to the Rules Above Us
Space law is two layers, not one. Five UN treaties that barely move, and a fast changing pile of national licensing rules that decide whether anyone…