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... States Parties to the Treaty shall regard astronauts as envoys
of mankind in outer space and shall render to them all possible assistance in the event of
accident, distress, or emergency landing on the territory of another State Party or on the
high seas. When astronauts make such a landing, they shall be safely and promptly returned
to the State of registry of their space vehicle. ...
... A State Party to the Treaty on whose registry an object
launched into outer space is carried shall retain jurisdiction and control over such
object, and over any personnel thereof, while in outer space or on a celestial body.
Ownership of objects launched into outer space, including objects landed or constructed on
a celestial body, and of their component parts, is not affected by their presence in outer
space or on a celestial body or by their return to the Earth. Such objects or component
parts found beyond the limits of the State Party to the Treaty on whose registry they are
carried shall be returned to that State Party, which shall, upon request, furnish
identifying data prior to their return. ...
... A State Party to the Treaty on whose registry an object
launched into outer space is carried shall retain jurisdiction and control over such
object, and over any personnel thereof, while in outer space or on a celestial body.
Ownership of objects launched into outer space, including objects landed or constructed on
a celestial body, and of their component parts, is not affected by their presence in outer
space or on a celestial body or by their return to the Earth. Such objects or component
parts found beyond the limits of the State Party to the Treaty on whose registry they are
carried shall be returned to that State Party, which shall, upon request, furnish
identifying data prior to their return. ...
... A State Party to the Treaty on whose registry an object
launched into outer space is carried shall retain jurisdiction and control over such
object, and over any personnel thereof, while in outer space or on a celestial body.
Ownership of objects launched into outer space, including objects landed or constructed on
a celestial body, and of their component parts, is not affected by their presence in outer
space or on a celestial body or by their return to the Earth. Such objects or component
parts found beyond the limits of the State Party to the Treaty on whose registry they are
carried shall be returned to that State Party, which shall, upon request, furnish
identifying data prior to their return. ...