What the records say
- When
- 1967
- Kind
- Treaty
- Coordinates
- 37.00° N, 76.56° W
- Description
- treaty setting forth rights and obligations of states concerning the rescue of persons in space
Placed at the town its title names, Rescue.
Rescue Agreement
1967 treaty on rescuing persons in space
The Agreement on the Rescue of Astronauts, the Return of Astronauts and the Return of Objects Launched into Outer Space, also referred to as the Rescue Agreement, is an international agreement setting forth rights and obligations of states concerning the rescue of persons in space. The Agreement was created by a 19 December 1967 consensus vote in the United Nations General Assembly.
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