Diplomacy in space

• Autores: Alex Young
• Localización: Harvard International Review, ISSN-e 0739-1854, Vol. 35, Nº. 3, 2014, págs. 6-7
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The article discusses the geopolitical implications or motivations surrounding the plans of the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to capture an asteroid and bring it into the orbit of the moon. Topics covered include the cost of launching a special spacecraft, the 1967 Outer Space Treaty, and the 1972 Convention on International Liability for Damage Caused by Space Objects. Also mentioned are the legal questions that emerge from NASA's plan to capture an asteroid.