{"id":108706,"date":"2021-11-23T16:00:51","date_gmt":"2021-11-23T22:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.olemiss.edu\/?p=108706"},"modified":"2021-11-23T16:38:17","modified_gmt":"2021-11-23T22:38:17","slug":"the-conversation-ensuring-peaceful-use-of-space","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/the-conversation-ensuring-peaceful-use-of-space\/","title":{"rendered":"The Conversation: Ensuring Peaceful Use of Space"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/space-law-hasnt-been-changed-since-1967-but-the-un-aims-to-update-laws-and-keep-space-peaceful-171351\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Space law hasn&#8217;t been changed since 1967 \u2013 but the UN aims to update laws and keep space peaceful<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>By Michelle Hanlon and Greg Autry<\/em><\/p>\n<p>On Nov. 15, 2021,&nbsp;Russia destroyed one of its own old satellites&nbsp;using a missile launched from the surface of the Earth, creating a massive debris cloud that threatens many space assets, including astronauts onboard the International Space Station. This happened only two weeks after the United Nations General Assembly First Committee&nbsp;formally recognized the vital role that space and space assets&nbsp;play in international efforts to better the human experience \u2013 and the risks military activities in space pose to those goals.<\/p>\n<p>The U.N. First Committee deals with disarmament, global challenges and threats to peace that affect the international community. On Nov. 1, it approved a resolution that creates an open-ended working group. The goals of the group are to assess current and future threats to space operations, determine when behavior may be considered irresponsible, &#8220;make recommendations on possible norms, rules and principles of responsible behaviors,&#8221; and &#8220;contribute to the negotiation of legally binding instruments&#8221; \u2013 including a treaty to&nbsp;prevent &#8220;an arms race in space.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/space-law-hasnt-been-changed-since-1967-but-the-un-aims-to-update-laws-and-keep-space-peaceful-171351\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read the complete report here.<\/a><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Space law hasn&#8217;t been changed since 1967 \u2013 but the UN aims to update laws and keep space peaceful By Michelle Hanlon and Greg Autry On Nov. 15, 2021,&nbsp;Russia destroyed one of its own old satellites&nbsp;using a missile launched from the surface of the Earth, creating a massive debris cloud that threatens many space assets,<a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/the-conversation-ensuring-peaceful-use-of-space\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Read the story &#x2026;<\/a><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[482],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v15.0 - 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