Lunar contract

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The so-called lunar treaty - actually Agreement Governing the Activities of States on the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies - is a failed addition to the space treaty . He should regulate the ownership of celestial bodies .

Content and aim

The aim of the lunar treaty was to make all property claims to celestial bodies available to the international community - or equally to all people. While the space treaty already regulated this for the governments, the lunar treaty saw this goal also with companies and private individuals. Nobody should be privileged by personal possessions in space. Instead, all people and companies should be given the same opportunities to use the resources and scientific opportunities.

The lunar contract should do the following:

  • Military presence in space should be prevented
  • Activities that make individual nations more profitable and neglect others are to be avoided
  • All actions must be registered with the UN and approved by the Secretary General

The goal should be the peaceful use of the heavenly bodies, togetherness and not against each other.

history

  • signed and ratified
  • only signed

    • The treaty was presented to the United Nations for signature in 1979 . In 1984 the signatures and ratifications took place.

    However, the contract is considered to have failed. Only 17 states have ratified the treaty; another four have signed it. Only Belgium provided space travelers at the time of ratification. Particular resistance came from the USA, as they saw their free rights to profit and resources endangered.

    Contracting parties to the lunar treaty are: Australia , Austria , Belgium , Chile , Kazakhstan , Lebanon , Mexico , Morocco , the Netherlands , Pakistan , Peru , the Philippines , Saudi Arabia , Turkey and Uruguay . Signed but not ratified: France , Guatemala , India and Romania .

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    1. ↑ Status of International Agreements relating to activities in outer space as at January 1, 2017. UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, January 1, 2017, accessed on February 8, 2018 .
    2. ^ Status of International Agreements relating to Activities in Outer Space . Official website for the lunar contract with details of the contracting parties
    3. ↑ Status of International Agreements relating to activities in outer space as at 1 January 2013 (PDF; 153 kB). List of the individual contracting states indicating whether the treaty has already been ratified or just signed - as of January 1, 2013