When space became the new frontier, the Outer Space Treaty was established to prohibit any country from claiming land on the Moon or any other planet. Produced by Joe Avella. Written by Jessica Orwig.

Outer space is crowded, with more than eighty countries either owning or operating ... the foundation of which is the 1967 Outer Space Treaty (OST)—or, more formally, the Treaty on Principles ...

In 1967, the Outer Space Treaty went into effect. As of January 2025, 115 countries are party to this ... as commercial companies around the world begin to look to outer space as the next big ...

One article of the Outer Space Treaty says that participating countries should make sure that ... development as commercial companies around the world begin to look to outer space as the next ...

This includes both outer space and celestial bodies such as the moon. The 1967 Outer Space Treaty prohibits ... allow participating countries to mutually recognize each other’s property rights. With a ...