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
Today in History
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Sharp-dressed bug
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’Chess on ice’
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Where the glow of the holidays lingers
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A center of antiquity on the Mediterranean
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Fighting evil with costumes
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An ancient sailing tradition takes to the water
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Diwali lights in Guwahati, India
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Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
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National Park Week: Olympic National Park, Washington
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Anybody out there?
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Antarctica Day
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Mandarin duck, Richmond Park, London, England
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Does this shark have an Irish accent?
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Mother s Day
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A path lain with petals
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A red knot on the Shetland Islands, Scotland
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A crush in Lavaux
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Lunar eclipse
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International Day of the Tropics
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World Wildlife Day
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Wander the ancient medina
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A medieval Moorish gem
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Giving Tuesday
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A truly American monument
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It s not always sunny in Abu Simbel…
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Walton Lighthouse, Santa Cruz, California
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A storied trail marks a century
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Native American Heritage Month
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An uncommon look at an American icon
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An enduring vision