Topic: Private Sector Access to Outer Space
Country: United States
Delegate Name: Jared Johnson
School: Forest Hills Central High School
Topic page: background guide and all position papers All United States position papers GLIMUN 2016 committees
The United States believes that space should be used for all states who want to conduct scientific research, and explore the celestial bodies of space to further sustain the growth of human kind. This exploration, however, shall be congruent with international law, meaning that all states who explore space are subjected to these laws and will abide to them. Secondly, Based on the signing of the outer space treaty, the U.S. does not permit any nuclear weapons or weapons of mass destruction to be, launched, placed, or tested in the orbit of the earth or the celestial bodies of space. The U.S. also does not permit the building or establishing any military base and that all states, regardless of government or nongovernment organization, shall be held accountable for the actions and disruptions of space in order to sustain peace in space. The U.S. many government, and private space companies that research and explore the depths of space such as NASA, that is one of the world's biggest space programs that put a man on the moon, engineered and launched the Hubble Telescope and most recently the James Webb Space Telescope. Another space exploration company home the the U.S. is planetary resource that researches and builds technology in order to mine asteroids for minerals and resources such as platinum or hydrogen and oxygen to improve the economy and make a more efficient way of space travel. Companies such as these in the U.S. and others globally shall be responsible for any disturbances in space and are not permitted to bring any extraterrestrial items that could be a threat to the earth. Overall, the U.S promotes the exploration and research of space for the benefit of all states, and is willing to work with other countries to further succeed in this goal.
Sources
U.S. Department of State. N.p., n.d. Web.
James Webb Space Telescope. N.p., n.d. Web.
Planet Resources. N.p., n.d. Web.
