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Space Law: 5 Multilateral Treaties: http://www.unoosa.org/oosa/en/ aboutus/history/treaties.html " .. have been negotiated and drafted in the UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space and have been adopted by the UN General Assembly to enable the orderly conduct of activities in outer space: .." 1) Outer Space Treaty-------1967 2) Rescue Agreement-------1968 3) Liability Convention------1972 4) Registration Convention-1975 5) Moon Treaty--------1979-1984

https://www.unoosa.org/oosa/en/aboutus/history/treaties.html Several multilateral treaties have been adopted by the United Nations General Assembly to enable the orderly conduct of activities in outer space. The cornerstone of these governance instruments is 1) The Outer Space Treaty of 1967. Among the principles embodied in the Treaty are the freedom of exploration and use of space for the benefit and interest of all countries, the non-appropriation of outer space, including the Moon and other celestial bodies, and the prohibition of the deployment of nuclear weapons or other kinds of weapons of mass destruction in outer space. Four other treaties were adopted to reinforce the framework set by the Outer Space Treaty. 2) The Rescue Agreement of 1968 requires States to assist an astronaut in case of accident, distress, emergency or unintended landing. 3) The Liability Convention of 1972 establishes the standards of liability for damage caused by space objects. 4) The Registration Convention of 1975 requires States to register all objects launched into outer space with the United Nations. 5) The Moon Agreement of 1979 elaborates on the provisions of the Outer Space Treaty as they apply to the Moon and other celestial bodies.

2024

6) The International Space Station cost US/ NASA $3 billion per year x 30 years = $90 billion. The war-mongers of the US Space Force want many more bucks than these.... US Space Force (FY) 2025 budget request = $29.6 billion-- equal to 10 years ISS budget. The current NASA budget (2023) was $25.4 billion. The military budget (2023) was $820.3 billion. The federal government (2023) collected $4.5 trillion / spent $6.2 trillion. United Nations/ Space Law US SPACE FORCE (20 dec 2019) https://www.spaceforce.mil/ "...The direction you incline is the direction you are going to go ....". International Space Station / military Technology Reinvestment Project vs US SPACE FORCE & reduced Civilian Space Budget & termination of NASA Cabinet post. GUILTY PARTIES: REPUBLICANS & DEMOCRATS BOTH. ITS GETTING TOO CROWDED OUT THERE. WE EACH BEHAVE AS IF WE'RE THE ONLY ONES & WE OWN THE WHOLE ROAD. https://space4peace.org/ (1992) The Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space https://space4peace.org/affiliates/ https://space4peace.org/category/space-force/ https://space4peace.org/investing-in-space-pentagons-satellite-constellation-awards-near-10-billion-2/  (18 jan 2024)

2023

https://space4peace.org/turning-4-the-space-forces-favorite-word-is-more-2024-preview/ (December 29, 2023) The service asked for a whopping $30 billion in FY24 https://space4peace.org/investing-in-space-the-military-doled-out-6-billion-for-rocket-launches-and-its-not-done-yet/  (09 nov 2023) https://space4peace.org/spacex-will-launch-the-space-forces-mysterious-x-37b-space-plane-on-a-falcon-heavy-rocket-dec-7/  (09 nov 2023) https://space4peace.org/what-does-the-u-s-space-force-actually-do/  (08 nov 2023) https://space4peace.org/us-space-force-enhances-presence-in-europe-and-africa-with-new-space-formation/  (03 nov 2023) https://space4peace.org/the-us-space-force-and-saying-the-quiet-parts-out-loud/  (30 oct 2023) (30 oct 2023) The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command established the U.S. Space Forces--Indo-Pacific, the USSF’s first overseas component to a combatant command. https://space4peace.org/space-force-sees-satcom-awards-surging-to-20-billion-this-fiscal-year/  (26 oct 2023) https://space4peace.org/space-force-planning-8-billion-satellite-architecture-for-nuclear-command-and-control/  (25 oct 2023) https://space4peace.org/the-space-force-should-safeguard-us-interests-on-the-moon-op-ed/  02 oct 2023) https://space4peace.org/pentagon-discloses-military-deal-with-elon-musk/  (29 sep 2023) “Starlink needs to be a civilian network, not a participant to combat,” he said, referring to the use of the satellites in Ukraine throughout the conflict with Russia, adding “This is the right order of things.” https://space4peace.org/after-setting-new-record-for-responsive-launch-space-force-eyes-next-challenge/ (26 sep 2023) The payload, a Millennium Space small satellite, was operational 37 hours after launch. Leading up to the launch, the companies were able to integrate the payload and get ready for liftoff within a 58-hour period. Firefly was given 24-hours’ notice to launch. The previous record for a rapid-response mission, set in 2021, was 21 days. https://space4peace.org/us-space-force-wants-hotline-to-china-amid-rising-tensions/ (26 sep 2023) At the height of the Cold War, the Washington-Moscow Direct Communications Link was agreed in Geneva following the Cuban Missile Crisis. Popularly known as the “hotline” .... https://space4peace.org/darpa-wants-new-ideas-for-space-weapons/ (20 sep 2023) The Pentagon’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) wants small companies to help it find new ways to project U.S. military power in space. https://space4peace.org/us-continues-to-build-space-force-strength-with-new-base-in-japan/ (18 sep 2023) https://space4peace.org/us-space-force-conducts-simulated-on-orbit-combat-training-2/ (24 aug 2023) https://space4peace.org/us-space-force-creates-1st-unit-dedicated-to-targeting-adversary-satellites-2/ (16 aug 2023) https://space4peace.org/pentagon-prepares-for-space-warfare-as-potential-threats-from-china-russia-grow/ (28 mar 2023) https://space4peace.org/us-space-force-seeks-16-billion-to-track-hypersonic-missiles/ (22 mar 2023) https://space4peace.org/pembrokeshire-deep-space-radar-site-could-be-built-2/  (22 mar 2023) https://space4peace.org/space-forces-fy24-budget-includes-offensive-options-for-space-what-does-that-mean/  (13 mar 2023) https://space4peace.org/war-in-space-u-s-officials-debating-rules-for-a-conflict-in-orbit/  (08 mar 2023) https://space4peace.org/decisions-on-a-nuclear-future-are-guided-by-myths/  (21 feb 2023) https://space4peace.org/space-force-fy24-request-likely-to-jump-by-billions-but-lawmakers-may-balk-analyst/  (17 feb 2023 )

2022

https://space4peace.org/life-no-longer-as-we-know-it-war-in-space-would-have-devastating-effects-military-experts-say/  (28 nov 2022) “But in space, there’s no laws, there’s no rules, there’s no norms … and this is the area in which we find ourselves. [It’s] one of those wicked problems.” https://space4peace.org/space-force-establishes-its-first-regional-command-in-hawaii/  (23 nov 2022) https://space4peace.org/in-a-first-space-force-picks-private-university-as-war-college/  (04 nov 2022) https://space4peace.org/space-force-building-ground-station-in-alaska-ahead-of-launch-of-arctic-satcom-mission/  (01 sep 2022) https://space4peace.org/us-space-force-conducts-simulated-on-orbit-combat-training-4/  (24 aug 2022) https://space4peace.org/us-militarys-mysterious-x-37b-space-plane-zooms-toward-orbital-record/  (28 jun 2022) https://space4peace.org/nasa-to-reexamine-space-based-solar-power/  (28 may 2022) Space-Based Solar power should be for space program uses only -- these people are crazy. https://space4peace.org/us-space-force-unit-to-monitor-region-beyond-earths-geosynchronous-orbit/  (23 apr 2022) https://space4peace.org/asat-ban-aimed-at-presenting-us-as-defender-of-sanctity-of-space-which-it-surely-is-not/  (20 apr 2022) (Published by Sputnik News, 20 apr 2020) "...Vice President Kamala Harris announced on 19 April Washington’s commitment to a ban on anti-satellite missile testing (ASAT) while visiting Vandenberg Space Force Base and called upon others to jump on the US bandwagon. What’s behind the Biden administration’s space initiative ? “I would say that the US is insincere when it suggests a ban on ASAT testing,” says Bruce Gagnon, director of the Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space. “If Washington was serious about banning offensive military operations in space then why has the US government for at least the last 25 years refused to negotiate at the UN a binding treaty to ban all weapons in space? Each year Russia and China have introduced such a global ban treaty on any and all kinds of weapons in space. The official statement by the US has long been – ‘There is no need for a new treaty to ban all weapons in space because there are none in orbit now. There is no problem.'”...". https://space4peace.org/biden-administration-budgets-record-27-6-billion-for-militarization-of-outer-space/ (By Jeremy Kuzmarov, Published by Covert Action Magazine, 10 apr 2022) New cold war provides continued backdrop for misallocation of public resources into weaponry right out of science fiction films As homeless rates skyrocket and public education flounders, the Biden admin- istration has proposed a record $27.6 billion budget for the militarization of outer space in 2023—a 25% increase from the 2022 budget. Adopted in violation of the 1967 Outer Space Treaty that sets aside space “for peaceful purposes,” Biden’s space program is designed to maintain strategic advantages over Russia and China, which are developing what U.S. intelligence agencies consider “destructive anti-satellite weapons,” including ballistic missiles, that could be “used against the U.S.” Both Chinese and Russian government leaders have publicly stated their desire for a binding treaty to ban the deployment of “any types of weapons” in space, which the U.S. has rejected. https://space4peace.org/the-international-space-station-may-become-a-casualty-of-the-russian-war-in-ukraine/ (By Ian Thomsen, Northeastern University, Published by Phys Org, 04 mar 2022) Roscosmos, the Russian space agency, says Western sanctions resulting from its invasion of Ukraine have led Russia to question its commitment to the space station beyond 2024—news that casts doubt on the program’s future. .... The space station is currently orbiting Earth at a speed of five miles per second with a crew that includes Russians and Americans..... “It is impossible for this space station to exist without teamwork,” ...".

2021

https://space4peace.org/star-wars/ (23 dec 2021) https://space4peace.org/space-exploration-should-aim-for-peace-collaboration-and-co-operation-not-war-and-competition/ (11 oct 2021) https://space4peace.org/no-militarization-of-space-act/  (06 oct 2021) "....The “No Militarization of Space Act” has been introduced in the U.S. Congress. It would abolish the new U.S. Space Force. It is being sponsored by five members of the House of Representatives led by Representative Jared Huffman. In a statement announcing the September 22nd introduction of the measure, Huffman called the U.S. Space Force “costly and unnecessary.” ... Co-sponsors of the “No Militarization of Space Act” are Representatives Mark Pocan of Wisconsin, chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus; Maxine Waters of California; Rashida Tlaib of Michigan; and Jesus Garcia of Illinois. All are Democrats.... But not only has Joe Biden stuck with the U.S. Space Force, but most Democrats in both the House of Representatives and Senate voted for its creation as championed by Trump. All Republicans in Congress voted for it....". https://space4peace.org/insane-u-s-plan-to-spend-billions-on-weaponizing-space-makes- defense-contractors-jump-for-joy-but-rest-of-world-cowers-in-horror-at-prospect-of-new-arms-race-leading-to-world-war-iii/   (25 aug 2021)

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