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1
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Which satellite remains in orbit it as the oldest human object in space?

A

Vanguard 1

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2
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The IGY was established to study what major event

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Solar maximum

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3
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Aside from the technological achievement, vanguard 1 was also intended as a _____ weapon to contain the threat of communism

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Idealogical

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Which satellite mission showed that the earth was pear shaped

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Vanguard 1

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How many countries collaborated to establish mini track stations in preparation to receive vanguard radio signals

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8

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In 1955 which US president authorized the building of a satellite under the IGY program

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Eisenhower

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Which US space program in the 1960s serves in a technological propaganda battle between the US and the USSR

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Apollo

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8
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The planting of the American flag on the moon in 1969 serves as a _____ of territory and victory

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Symbolic claim

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9
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According to your article which nation was excluded from the Goodwill messages disk provided by 73 countries and left on the moon by the Apollo 11 astronauts

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USSR

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10
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According to the author what three things established outer space as an area where the Cold War conflict between the US and the USSR played out

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Nuclear weapon development
New forms of espionage
Long range missiles

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What is a sovereign nation

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Self governing state

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When was the ad hoc committee created by the UN General Assembly for the purpose of studying and defining problems concerning space

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1958

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13
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Agreement between two countries

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Bilateral treaty

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14
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Agreement between more than two countries

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Multilateral treaty

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15
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Which specialized international agency is tasked with allocating and maintaining the international register for radio frequency spectrum and allocations as well as associated satellite orbits

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ITU

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16
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Origins of rocketry

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11th century China
Konstantinos Tsiolkovsky
Goddard

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17
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Modern military context

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WW2 Germany
Use of destructive rockets

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18
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When was the IGY established

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1952-1958

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19
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What were the ideals for vanguard

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Scientific
Appear peaceful
Cooperation

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20
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Geopolitical concerns

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Technological superiority
National sovereignty

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21
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What was the name of the project that the Air Force used MIT to conduct tests on needles in space

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West Ford project

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22
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Space law

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Body of law governing space related activities

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23
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Space law regime

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Interprets existing and guides future law

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24
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Primary purpose of international law

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Safeguard peaceful relations amongst states

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UN Charter 1945
Foundational instrument in law of soace
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Sputnik
1957 1st satellite Borders blurred
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1932 Vladimir Mandl on space law before Sputnik
Vertical cone of sovereignty
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UN Charter
195 member states plus 2
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UNCOPUOS
1958 18 members Establishes ad hoc copuos
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UNCOPUOS permanent body
1959 24 members Space competent and developing nations Science and technological subcommittee Legal subcommittee
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UNOOSA
1958 UN secretary for CORPUOS UN office for outer space affairs
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What are the five international treaties
Outer space treaty 1967 Rescue and return agreement 1968 Liability convention 1972 Registration convention 1976 Moon agreement (not US) 1979
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Which international instrument iterates the fundamental precept of the sovereign equality of States?
1945 UN Charter
34
Which source of international law governs the interpretation of treaties
Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties
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Which of the following entities is a specialized agency of the United Nations
ITU
36
Where do we find the sources of general international law outlined
ICJ Statute
37
Which of the following constitute sources of international law
International conventions Judicial decisions General principles of law Juridical publications International Custom
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Which Article of the UN Charter holds that "in the event of a conflict between the obligations of the Members [States]...and their obligations under any other international agreement...the present Charter shall prevail"?
Art 103
39
The Outer Space Treaty has most often been compared to what other international treaty?
The Antarctic Treaty
40
The primary and predominant actors in space law are
States
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Which entity is tasked with collecting and disseminating important space related information, administering the Register of Space Objects and managing various other space programs?
UNOOSA
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The discussions and recommendations of _____________ have been vital in creating the basic structure of space law
UNCOPUOS
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The UNCOPUOS first raised the delimitation of outer space question in
1959
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In 1976 six equatorial States signed this legal instrument in contestation of their claims of sovereignty over equatorial orbits.
The bogota declaration
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Outer Space Treaty Article I provides for __ specific freedoms in outer space
3
46
Which article of the Outer Space Treaty stipulates the freedoms of outer space for States
Article 1
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The __________ is a coalition of developing nations created in 1964 to promote its' members collective economic interests and to enhance their joint negotiating capacity in the UN
The group of 77
48
Which of the following is not a stipulated freedom of outer space:
Freedom of militarization
49
Current national legislative efforts to provide space mining rights to private entities is limited by which article of the Outer Space Treaty?
Art 2
50
The drafting of the Rescue and Return Agreement (ARRA) was prompted by
Humanitarian sentiments
51
ARRA Article 1 requires States who receive information or discover that personnel of spacecraft are experiencing distress
Public announcement (by appropriate means) UN Secretary-General Launching authority
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Under ARRA Art 4, if personnel of spacecraft (State A) land in the territory of another State (State B), due to accident, distress, emergency or unintentional landing, then State B must return them to
Launching authority
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Under ARRA Art 5, States have a duty to notify if they discover or receive information that an uncrewed space object (or its component parts) has landed in its territory or the high seas
True
54
law refers to hard law, like treaties, that are legally binding upon the States that ratify them.
Comventional
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National laws, as well as activities by private entities, must remain in full harmony with international law obligations, even in space.
True
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Which UN entity was (officially) formed in 1959
UNCOPUOS
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Which of the following constitutes an international conventional source of space law
Outer space treaty
58
How many Articles does the Outer Space Treaty have
17
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The Rescue and Return Agreement further elaborates on which foundational Article from the Outer Space Treaty?
Art 5
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Which international space treaty is the longest?
Liability
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The Registration Convention elaborates on which foundational Article from the Outer Space Treaty?
8
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Which space treaty iterates the concept "common heritage of mankind
Moon
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Which space treaty has failed to garner significant international recognition and State signatures
Moon

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