Outer Space Treaty

The Outer Space Treaty The Outer Space Treaty is one of the most significant law-making treaties established in the second half of the twentieth century. The United Nations adopted it on 19th of December 1966, opened for signature in London, Moscow and Washington on 27th of January 1967, and entered into force on 10th of October 1967. The Outer Space Treaty laid down the foundations of international regulation of space activities and thus established the framework of the present legal regime of outer space and celestial bodies. As of 1 January 2008, the Outer Space Treaty has received 99 ratifications and 25 signatures. As it is known, the treaty is the second of its kind, modeled on the Antarctic Treaty. The agreement explicitly states…

goal is to get humans to Mars by the 2030’s. They are currently working on Mars One, a project that will be able to get humans to and from Mars. There are numerous hazards with going to Mars, radiation being one of them, so NASA is currently working on how to deal with the radiation on Mars. NASA is also building the Space Launch system, which is supposed to carry 130 metric tons, and is scheduled to launch for the first time in 2018. SpaceX is also on the race for Mars. They recently launched…

improved upon with crew safety lies within the area of bacteria of celestial bodies, but from space itself. Mankind has never been in contact with these bacteria that originate from other celestial bodies, and the consequences of encountering these forms of bacteria are unknown. The safest and most logical concept is to improve upon all the shielding from space, to create as little contact with the forms of bacteria as possible (Krishen 5). Another area of crew safety that is to be improved upon…

able to expand our knowledge in regards to space, starts, planets, and other unidentifiable objects that we are still studying. Yet, even with all the information that we have, we are not yet completely knowledgeable of what other things exist out there in space because there is another world out there that is different to what we consider our world to be. The film Space Next provides us with an insight of all the things and discoveries that we might be able to witness in the future when our…

Andreas Gursky was born on January 15, 1955 in Leipzig, Germany. He is a German photographer and a professor at the Kunstakademie Dusseldorf, which is as well in Germany. This photographer is best known for his monumental digitally manipulated photographs which portray various aspects such as consumer culture and busyness of modern life, resulting in dramatic images that mark the line between the representation and the abstract. Gursky began photographing in black and white with a hand-held…

The motion picture "Armageddon" was is a sci-fi film around a planet-murdering space rock whose impact course will crash the Earth. The researchers at NASA plan to explode an atomic bomb under the space rock's surface that will soften it up two, making it miss the crash with the Earth. One bomb must be covered no less than 800 feet beneath the surface so with a specific end goal to accomplish their objective, the researchers from NASA find the best oil driller on the planet: Bruce Willis (Harry…

from beyond the earth and in outer space. Most meteors are in the asteroid belt. First of all what is an asteroid? An asteroid is a miniature planet and to give you an example of just how big it is, if you where to stand in the middle of one you wouldn’t be able to see the end of it. The biggest asteroid there is called Ceres. Ceres is a 100km across (but this typically unusual and most asteroids are a lot smaller). What id the origin of asteroids? The origin is believed to be from specks of…

humanity’s first colony will be on Mars. Martian colonization is an incredibly complicated and costly endeavor, but no longer one relegated to the pages of science fiction or the imaginations of idealists. Rather, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in the United States has plans to have a colony on the planet by 2030 (Knapton, 2015). Further, independent enterprises have also joined in with plans to colonize the planet in the next 10 to 20 years. The most notable of these…

the other is by space exploration (Coles 2016).” Since 1969, the United States has sent many astronauts and scientists into outer space. Almost half a century of exploration has helped in creating the abilities in medical and technology that are possessed today. Without the exploration of areas beyond our atmosphere, humanity would not have the luxuries and safe guards that it has today. Space exploration plays a key role in the functioning and well-being of society; therefore, private entities…

transition into a career in international relations, there a variety of issues that are important to the international community I wish to address. I have a passion for issues involving science and technology, especially space policy. The likelihood of humanity establishing a space colony in the upcoming decades is high as both government and private enterprises have plans to establish Martian colonies. While there are workable legal frameworks for space exploration, mainly built around the…