...stage of their economic or scientific development." States, it said, should be guided by the following principles: (a) International law, including the Charter...law and are not subject to national appropriation. During the cold war, concern over an arms race in outer space loomed large in discussion of outer space...

...and use of outer space shall be carried on for the benefit and in the interests of all mankind. 2. Outer space and celestial bodies are free for exploration and use by all States on a basis of equality and in accordance with international law. 3. Outer space and celestial bodies...

...first operative paragraph of General Assembly Resolution 1721 A, which expressed two key propositions: (a) International law, including the Charter of the...international law and are not subject to national appropriation.61 Having accepted the analogy with the widest support, the Soviet government then focused...