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Convention sur la responsabilité internationale pour les dommages causés par des objets spatiaux
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Agreement Governing the Activities of States on the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies
Moon Agreement
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1363 UNTS 3; UNGA Res 34/68; opened for signature at New York, 18 December 1979
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English authentic text of the Moon Agreement. SOURCE: the UNOOSA page, which reproduces the adopting UN General Assembly resolution with the treaty as its Annex. RETRIEVAL: fetched 2026-07-02 via an automated web-fetch tool that returns a text rendering of the page (not byte-identical raw HTML and not the UN Treaty Ser...
Agreement Governing the Activities of States on the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies The States Parties to this Agreement, Noting the achievements of States in the exploration and use of the moon and other celestial bodies, Recognizing that the moon, as a natural satellite of the earth, has an important role to play ...
22,429
un/treaty/moon-1979
1979-12-18-fr
Accord régissant les activités des États sur la Lune et les autres corps célestes
Accord sur la Lune (Moon Agreement, French authentic text)
international
treaty
1363 UNTS 3; UNGA Res 34/68; opened for signature at New York, 18 December 1979 This record: the FR authentic text.
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1979-12-05T00:00:00
1984-07-11T00:00:00
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Accord régissant les activités des États sur la Lune et les autres corps célestes Les États parties au présent Accord, Notant les succès obtenus par les États dans l’exploration et l’utilisation de la Lune et des autres corps célestes, Reconnaissant que la Lune, satellite naturel de la Terre, joue à ce titre un rôle...
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un/treaty/ost-1967
1967-01-27
Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies
Outer Space Treaty
international
treaty
610 UNTS 205; UNGA Res 2222 (XXI); done at London, Moscow and Washington, 27 January 1967
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1966-12-19T00:00:00
1967-10-10T00:00:00
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UN-materials-terms
Treaty text is a UN legal instrument, freely reproducible with attribution. Reproduced from UNOOSA. The UN asserts copyright over its website and compilations, not over the treaty text itself.
English authentic text of the Outer Space Treaty. SOURCE: the UNOOSA 'Outer Space Treaty' HTML page, which reproduces UNGA resolution 2222 (XXI) with the Treaty as its Annex. RETRIEVAL: fetched 2026-07-02 via an automated web-fetch tool that returns a text rendering of the page, not byte-identical raw HTML and not the ...
Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies The States Parties to this Treaty, Inspired by the great prospects opening up before mankind as a result of man's entry into outer space, Recognizing the common interest of...
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un/treaty/ost-1967
1967-01-27-es
Tratado sobre los Principios que Deben Regir las Actividades de los Estados en la Exploración y Utilización del Espacio Ultraterrestre, incluso la Luna y otros Cuerpos Celestes
Tratado sobre el espacio ultraterrestre (OST, Spanish authentic text)
international
treaty
610 UNTS 205; UNGA Res 2222 (XXI); done at London, Moscow and Washington, 27 January 1967 This record: the ES authentic text.
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1966-12-19T00:00:00
1967-10-10T00:00:00
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Tratado sobre los Principios que Deben Regir las Actividades de los Estados en la Exploración y Utilización del Espacio Ultraterrestre, incluso la Luna y otros Cuerpos Celestes Los Estados Partes en este Tratado, Inspirándose en las grandes perspectivas que se ofrecen a la humanidad como consecuencia de la entrada de...
15,406
un/treaty/ost-1967
1967-01-27-fr
Traité sur les principes régissant les activités des États en matière d'exploration et d'utilisation de l'espace extra-atmosphérique, y compris la Lune et les autres corps célestes
Traité sur l'espace extra-atmosphérique (OST, French authentic text)
international
treaty
610 UNTS 205; UNGA Res 2222 (XXI); done at London, Moscow and Washington, 27 January 1967. French authentic text (Article XVII: English, Russian, French, Spanish and Chinese texts equally authentic).
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1966-12-19T00:00:00
1967-10-10T00:00:00
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UN-materials-terms
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Traité sur les principes régissant les activités des États en matière d’exploration et d’utilisation de l’espace extra-atmosphérique, y compris la Lune et les autres corps célestes Les États parties au présent Traité, S’inspirant des vastes perspectives qui s’offrent à l’humanité du fait de la découverte de l’espace ...
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un/treaty/ost-1967
1967-01-27-ru
Договор о принципах деятельности государств по исследованию и использованию космического пространства, включая Луну и другие небесные тела
Договор по космосу (OST, Russian authentic text)
international
treaty
610 UNTS 205; UNGA Res 2222 (XXI); done at London, Moscow and Washington, 27 January 1967 This record: the RU authentic text.
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1966-12-19T00:00:00
1967-10-10T00:00:00
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14,858
un/treaty/ost-1967
1967-01-27-zh
关于各国探索和利用包括月球和其他天体在内外层空间活动的原则条约
外层空间条约 (OST, Chinese authentic text)
international
treaty
610 UNTS 205; UNGA Res 2222 (XXI); done at London, Moscow and Washington, 27 January 1967 This record: the ZH authentic text.
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zh
1966-12-19T00:00:00
1967-10-10T00:00:00
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关于各国探索和利用包括月球和其他天体在内外层空间活动的原则条约 本条约缔约国, 鉴于人类因进入外层空间,展示出伟大的前途,而深受鼓舞, 确认为和平目的发展探索和利用外层空间,是全人类的共同利益, 深信探索和利用外层空间应为所有民族谋福利,不论其经济或科学发展程度如何, 希望在和平探索和利用外层空间的科学和法律方面,促进广泛的国际合作, 深信这种合作将使各国和各民族增进相互了解,加强友好关系, 回顾了1963年12月13日联大一致通过题为“各国探索和利用外层空间活动的法律原则宣言”的(十八届)第1962号决议, 回顾了1963年10月17日联大一致通过的(十八届)第1884号决议,要求各国不在绕地球轨道放置任何携带核武...
3,274
un/treaty/registration-1975
1975-01-14
Convention on Registration of Objects Launched into Outer Space
Registration Convention
international
treaty
1023 UNTS 15; UNGA Res 3235 (XXIX); opened for signature at New York, 14 January 1975
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1974-11-12T00:00:00
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UNOOSA (United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs)
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UN-materials-terms
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English authentic text of the Registration Convention. SOURCE: the UNOOSA page, which reproduces the adopting UN General Assembly resolution with the treaty as its Annex. RETRIEVAL: fetched 2026-07-02 via an automated web-fetch tool that returns a text rendering of the page (not byte-identical raw HTML and not the UN T...
Convention on Registration of Objects Launched into Outer Space The States Parties to this Convention, Recognizing the common interest of all mankind in furthering the exploration and use of outer space for peaceful purposes, Recalling that the Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Explorati...
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un/treaty/registration-1975
1975-01-14-fr
Convention sur l’immatriculation des objets lancés dans l’espace extra-atmosphérique
Convention sur l'immatriculation (Registration Convention, French authentic text)
international
treaty
1023 UNTS 15; UNGA Res 3235 (XXIX); opened for signature at New York, 14 January 1975 This record: the FR authentic text.
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fr
1974-11-12T00:00:00
1976-09-15T00:00:00
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Convention sur l’immatriculation des objets lancés dans l’espace extra-atmosphérique Les États parties à la présente Convention, Reconnaissant qu’il est de l’intérêt commun de l’humanité tout entière de favoriser l’exploration et l’utilisation de l’espace extra-atmosphérique à des fins pacifiques, Rappelant que le T...
11,578
un/treaty/rescue-1968
1968-04-22
Agreement on the Rescue of Astronauts, the Return of Astronauts and the Return of Objects Launched into Outer Space
Rescue Agreement
international
treaty
672 UNTS 119; UNGA Res 2345 (XXII); done at London, Moscow and Washington, 22 April 1968; reproduced in ST/SPACE/61/Rev.3
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1967-12-19T00:00:00
1968-12-03T00:00:00
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UN-materials-terms
UN General Assembly instrument; official UN document, freely reproducible with attribution. Reproduced from the UNOOSA ST/SPACE/61 compilation.
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Agreement on the Rescue of Astronauts, the Return of Astronauts and the Return of Objects Launched into Outer Space The Contracting Parties, Noting the great importance of the Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodi...
8,147
un/treaty/rescue-1968
1968-04-22-fr
Accord sur le sauvetage des astronautes, le retour des astronautes et la restitution des objets lancés dans l’espace extra-atmosphérique
Accord sur le sauvetage (Rescue Agreement, French authentic text)
international
treaty
672 UNTS 119; UNGA Res 2345 (XXII); done at London, Moscow and Washington, 22 April 1968; reproduced in ST/SPACE/61/Rev.3 This record: the FR authentic text.
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1967-12-19T00:00:00
1968-12-03T00:00:00
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Accord sur le sauvetage des astronautes, le retour des astronautes et la restitution des objets lancés dans l’espace extra-atmosphérique Les Parties contractantes, Notant l’importance considérable du Traité sur les principes régissant les activités des États en matière d’exploration et d’utilisation de l’espace extra...
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