Space and Defense
Abstract
Lack of a clear definition of the term “celestial bodies” as used in the 1967 Outer Space Treaty risks exporting legal and political conflict into the cosmos. *This essay is updated from a previously published version and appears here by permission of the Journal of Space Law at Ole Miss.
DOI
10.32873/uno.dc.sd.15.01.1039
Recommended Citation
Epstein, David
(2024)
"Protecting the Cosmos: Defining Celestial Bodies in the Outer Space Treaty,"
Space and Defense: Vol. 15:
No.
1, Article 7.
DOI: 10.32873/uno.dc.sd.15.01.1039
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.unomaha.edu/spaceanddefense/vol15/iss1/7
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