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Consideration of ‘Heavenly Matters’ and the Evolution of Article IX<br />

PM Sterns and LI Tennen<br />

5 th Eilene M Galloway Symposium<br />

• US submitted a Draft Treaty Governing the Exploration<br />

of the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies 17 June 1966<br />

• Article 10 of Draft Treaty, "States shall pursue studies of,<br />

and, as appropriate, take steps to avoid harmful<br />

contamination of celestial bodies and adverse changes<br />

in the environment of the Earth resulting from the return<br />

of extraterrestrial matter."<br />

• This Draft Treaty, while expressing the rights of all states<br />

to freedom for scientific exploration, did not provide for<br />

consultations for activities which may cause interference

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