The Outer Space Treaty: Why are actions of private companies in space responsibility of governments?

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Apollo 11 - NASA, 1969. Astronaut Edwin E. "Buzz" Aldrin, Jr., beside the U.S. flag during an Apollo 11 moon walk. Credit: NASA/Heritage Images via Getty Images

How space superpowers came together to create the Outer Space Treaty? Why governments are responsible for private companies' actions in space? What are the challenges facing space law today?


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