AGREEMENT GOVERNING THE ACTIVITIES OF STATES ON THE MOON AND OTHER CELESTIAL BODIES (MOON AGREEMENT)Moon Agreement • August 15th, 2009
ContractMoon Agreement • January 24th, 2021
THE MOON AGREEMENT AND INDIAMoon Agreement • April 27th, 2023
Miles away from our dear planet- Earth, in the outer space, there are a number of other planets, asteroids, celestial bodies and many more undiscovered and/ or hidden secrets that maybe productive or useful the human race. The outer space have always been a topic of curiosity, amusement and a lot more mind- tickling questions both at the national and international level. Earlier, the concern of human was only limited to exploration and findings of the space and its belongings, but with the passage of time and the emerging needs the most brainy creation of almighty i.e., human has widened its concern regarding the outer space by indulging in activities like:- exploration of the outer space, mining lunar resources, ownership of the outer space resources, establishing control over these resources, raising economic benefits from the outer space and much more. In the global aspect, the outer space missions that have been carried out till now revealed that in the outer space there is the pre
What, if any, relevance does the Moon Agreement have to activities in space today?Moon Agreement • September 24th, 2021
The “Agreement Governing the Activities of States on the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies” was adopted by consensus by the UN General Assembly in its Resolution 34/68 of 5 December 1979, opened for signature on 18 December 1979 and entered into force on 11 July 1984.1 As of today (2021) it has only 18 state parties and four more signatories.2 In contrast to the other four UN treaties on outer space3 none of the important space faring nations, such as the United States, Russia, China, Japan, or India, has ratified the Moon Agreement. Therefore, it is certainly an interesting question, what, if any, relevance this treaty has to activities in outer space today.
