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Article: Outer space legal questions discussed by Sub-Committee.
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- UN Chronicle
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- May 1, 1985
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Outer space legal questions discussed by Sub-Committee
Legal questions concerning remote sensing, nuclear power sources, defining outer space, and use of the geostationary orbit were considered by the Legal Sub-Committee of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space at a three-week session (18 March-4 April).
Sub-Committee Chairman Ludek Handl (Czechoslovakia) said the session had been "extraordinary and constructive". The Sub-Committee had collectively, with a spirit of accommodation, moved forward on matters that were of great importance to all delegations. A foundation had been laid for future progress, he said, and the session would be ...