Space Policy and National Security

The Outer Space Treaty, also known as the Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies, is an international treaty that governs the peaceful exploration and use of outer space.

The National Space Council is a U.S. government agency that is responsible for coordinating national space policy and activities.

The primary goal of the U.S. National Space Policy is to promote the peaceful exploration and use of outer space, protect national security interests in space, and advance scientific research and technological innovation in space.

The Soviet Union was the first country to launch an artificial satellite into orbit, Sputnik 1, on October 4, 1957.

The Soviet Union was the first country to send a human into space, Yuri Gagarin, on April 12, 1961.

The United States was the first country to land a human on the Moon, Neil Armstrong, on July 20, 1969.

The U.S. military's space command is called the Space Force.

The Chinese military's space command is called the People's Liberation Army Strategic Support Force.

The Russian military's space command is called the Russian Aerospace Forces.

The Indian military's space command is called the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).

The European Space Agency's (ESA) space command is called the European Space Operations Centre (ESOC).

The Japanese military's space command is called the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).

The South Korean military's space command is called the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI).

The North Korean military's space command is called the Korean Committee for Space Technology (KCST).

The Israeli military's space command is called the Israeli Space Agency (ISA).