January 27th

On this day - 27th January 1967 - The Outer Space Treaty opened for signatures

The treaty opened for signatures on this day in 1967 and the treaty entered into force on October 10th the same year. The treaty consists of a framework for basic space law's which all signature countries have to adhere to. The agreements includes a ban on nuclear weapons in orbit around earth, on the moon or otherwise in space in general. The use of the moon is limited to peacefully activities, specifically  banning the testing of weapons on the moon and the building of military stations. The development of the treaty had is background in the cold war conflict and the rapidly technological advancements related to war and space at the time. Both the Soviet Union and the US created a draft treaty in 1966, and in 1967 was an agreement reached between the two draft treaties and their creators through United Nations. Several countries signed the treaty on the 27th of January. Those countries includes UK, USA and The Soviet Union. The treat still exists today and over 100 countries have signed it.