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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Explorer of the sea
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Victory in Europe, 75 years ago
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Holey moley–it’s National Doughnut Day!
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Lights, camera, Sundance
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Sailing across the ice
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Lakeside serenity in Finland
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All eyes on moths
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Montreux, Switzerland, and all that jazz
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Have fun storming the castle
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A winter wonderland in Northeast China
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The Vestibule at Diocletian s Palace, Split, Croatia
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A ‘city’ within Valencia
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It s a good day to be green
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Did they forget to fly south?
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Oh, the places you’ll go
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In the Most Serene Republic
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A hit ballet, long after its debut
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It’s Endangered Species Day
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Bridge of Hillsborough County
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Space-age style by the sea