Outer Space Treaty. This international agreement dictates that space exploration must benefit all countries and prohibits the placement of nuclear weapons or other weapons of mass destruction in orbit. It also forbids any nation from claiming sovereignty over celestial bodies like the Moon. Planners of deep space missions must ensure their payloads comply with its planetary protection and non-proliferation clauses.
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Our legal team needs to review the payload manifest to ensure we're fully compliant with the OST.