On april 25 the senate gave unanimous consent to its ratification, and the treaty entered into force on october 10, 1967. The substance of the arms control provisions is in article iv. This article restricts รขโ‚ฌยฆ

The outer space treaty was considered by the legal subcommittee in 1966 and agreement was reached in the general assembly in the same year ( resolution 2222 (xxi)). The exploration and use of outer space, including the moon and other celestial bodies, shall be carried out for the benefit and in the interests of all countries, irrespective of their degree of economic or รขโ‚ฌยฆ The untc page provides details on the treaty on principles governing the activities of states in the exploration and use of outer space. Various proposals for an arms control treaty governing outer space were debated during a general assembly session in december 1966, culminating in the drafting and adoption of the outer space รขโ‚ฌยฆ For states whose instruments of ratification or accession are deposited subsequent to the entry into force of this treaty, it shall enter into force on the date of the deposit of their instruments of รขโ‚ฌยฆ Outer space, including the moon and other celestial bodies, shall be free for exploration and use by all states without discrimination of any kind, on a basis of equality and in accordance with international รขโ‚ฌยฆ

For states whose instruments of ratification or accession are deposited subsequent to the entry into force of this treaty, it shall enter into force on the date of the deposit of their instruments of รขโ‚ฌยฆ Outer space, including the moon and other celestial bodies, shall be free for exploration and use by all states without discrimination of any kind, on a basis of equality and in accordance with international รขโ‚ฌยฆ