Treaty / accord · 1979 agreement
The Moon Agreement
A 1979 agreement declaring the Moon and its natural resources the common heritage of mankind and calling for an international regime to govern their exploitation. It has been ratified by only a handful of states, none of them major spacefaring powers, which limits its force.
Treaties, bodies & topics
Across space policy
Knowledge connections
- Associated withThe Outer Space Treaty
- Associated withSpace Resource Policy
- Associated withSpace Resource Policy
Sources
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
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