The end of World Space Week today comes with a message of hope. Fifty-one years ago, the pact known as the Outer Space Treaty went into effect. The US, UK, and USSR were the first parties to the treaty and at least 107 other nations have since joined them, with additional countries working on ratification. The treaty establishes ‘space law’—in essence, an agreement that space exploration should only be for the benefit of all of humanity. No weapons of mass destruction can be placed on the moon, or any other orbiting body.
Space is for everyone
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A tower of remembrance
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Three cheers for polar bears!
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A festival of lights in India
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The ‘Living Forest’ in Biscay, Spain
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Northern coast of Colombia
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International Jazz Day
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Penguins can t fly!
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Ponta Delgada
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When Death Valley blew its top
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Tough turf
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Where the bearded reedling sings
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It’s Penguin Awareness Day
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A long, erratic commute
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Saint Dwynwen s Day
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Happy World Laughter Day
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A Flag Day tradition
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Lick Observatory
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A cry for independence
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Autumn comes to Old Town
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All in a day s work