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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Rockin with the rockhoppers
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It s Computer Science Education Week
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World Lizard Day
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Breckenridge, Colorado
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International Sloth Day
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Siblings Day
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To the 155th on the 155th
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What s going on in this sky?
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No, it s not a leaf. Happy Look-alike Day
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Haghartsin Monastery, Armenia
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Penguin Awareness Day
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Bluespotted ribbontail ray
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Ubud, Bali, Indonesia
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A wassailing we go
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Make way for robots
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Glowworm caves in Australia
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New Orleans for Mardi Gras
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A perfect day to fly your flag
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Crescent Lake near Dunhuang, China
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Construction workers resting above Manhattan
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Red skies at Ruby Beach
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‘Hello’ from zero degrees longitude
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A ‘Superior’ paddle
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It s Census Day—make it count
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A leafy seadragon in the waters off Wool Bay, Australia
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A big place to shop small
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International Archaeology Day
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Giving Tuesday
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Sami lavvu structures, Finnmark, Norway
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Celebrate International Women’s Day