The present web page contains a collection of official records of negotiations for the Agreement on the Rescue of Astronauts, the Return of Astronauts, and the Return of Objects Launched into Outer Space, adopted by the General Assembly in its resolution 2345 (XXII), opened for signature on 22 April 1968, entered into force on 3 December 1968.
The documentation is organized by series symbol, and within each series, it is listed chronologically, covering the years from 1962 to 1967, inclusive. A spreadsheet version of the list of sources is available here, enabling the user to sort the documents by date or by document symbol.
The collections consist of various types of documents that bear different symbols. An explanation of these symbols is available here.
Many documents are reproduced in the reports of the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space and its Legal Subcommittee. In these instances the spreadsheet indicates which documents are reproduced and in which report.
The hyperlink on the page dedicated to an individual legal instrument brings the user to the reports, each of which contains internal bookmarks that direct the user to the location of the relevant documents within the report.
This collection of documents is a work in progress. For those documents that are not yet available on the website, the hyperlink to the PDF will not be active.
As of July 2014, documents relevant to the following United Nations Treaties and Principles on Outer Space are available online:
Currently, the Office for Outer Space Affairs is making only English language versions of these documents available. Due to technical reasons, some documents may have missing pages or have sections that are illegible. As work progresses, the Office will endeavor to improve the quality of the scanned documents.
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Series: A/AC.105/C.2/*** | ||||||||
A/AC.105/C.2/2 | 1962 | Conventions and International Agreements on rescue of and assistance to aircarft and vessels in distress and their personnel | PDF-E | |||||
Series: A/AC.105/C.2/L.*** | ||||||||
A/AC.105/C.2/L.2 | 1962 | USSR: draft international agreement on the rescue of astronauts and spaceships making emergency landings | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/C.2/L.2/Rev. 1 | 1962 | USSR: Revised draft agreement on the rescue of astronauts in the event of accident or emergency landing | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/C.2/L.2/Rev.2 | 1962 | USSR: draft international agreement on the rescue of astronauts and spaceships making emergency landings | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/C.2/L.2/Rev.2/Corr.1 | 1962 | USSR: draft international agreement on the rescue of astronauts and spaceships making emergency landings | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/C.2/L.2/Rev.2/Corr.2 | 1962 | USSR: draft international agreement on the rescue of astronauts and spaceships making emergency landings | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/C.2/L.3 | 1962 | USA: draft proposal on assistance to and return of space vehicles and personnel | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/C.2/L.9 | 1964 | USA:proposal; international agreement on assistance to and return of astronauts and objects launched into outer space | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/C.2/L.9/Corr. 1 | 1964 | USA:proposal; international agreement on assistance to and return of astronauts and objects launched into outer space | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/C.2/L.11 | 1965 | List of documents issued as of 20 September 1965 relating to assistance to and return of astronauts and space objects and liability for damage caused by objects launched into outer space | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/C.2/L.18 | 1967 | USSR: Revised draft agreementon the rescue of astronauts in the event of accident or emergency landing | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/C.2/L.20 | 1967 | Assistance to and return of astronauts and space objects: revised Australian-Canadian proposal submitted as a working paper | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/C.2/L.21 | 1967 | Italy: proposal concerning notification of accidents | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/C.2/L.23 | 1967 | Argentina: proposal on agreement on assistance to and rescue of astronauts | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/C.2/L.28 | 1967 | Draft agreement on the rescue of astronauts, the return of astronauts and the return of objects launched into outer space | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/C.2/L.28/Rev. 1 | 1967 | Draft agreement on the rescue of astronauts, the return of astronauts and the return of objects launched into outer space | PDF-E | |||||
Series: A/AC.105/C.2/WP.*** | ||||||||
A/AC.105/C.2/WP.1 | 1964 | Complete table of provisions contained in proposal by USSR, USA, Australia and Canada on assistance to and return of astronauts | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/C.2/WP.1/Rev.1 | 1964 | Complete table of provisions contained in proposal by USSR, USA, Australia and Canada on assistance to and return of astronauts | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/C.2/WP.1/Rev.2 | 1964 | Complete table of provisions contained in proposal by USSR, USA, Australia and Canada on assistance to and return of astronauts | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/C.2/WP.1/Rev. 3 | 1964 | Complete table of provisions contained in proposal by USSR, USA, Australia and Canada on assistance to and return of astronauts | PDF-E | |||||
Series: A/AC.105/*** | ||||||||
A/AC.105/6 | 1962 | LSC, Report | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/12 | 1963 | LSC, Report | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/12/Annex I (B) | 1963 | USSR: draft international agreement on the rescue of astronauts and spaceships making emergency landings | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/12/Annex I (C) | 1963 | USA: draft proposal on assistance to and return of space vehicles and personnel | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/19 | 1964 | LSC, Report | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/19/Annex I | 1964 | Proposals and amendments | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/19/Annex I - WG.1/1 | 1964 | Australia: Amendment | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/19/Annex I - WG.1/2 | 1964 | United Kingdom: Amendment | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/19/Annex I - WG.1/3 | 1964 | Austria: Amendment | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/19/Annex I - WG.1/4 | 1964 | Japan: Amendment | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/19/Annex I - WG.1/5 | 1964 | Lebanon: Amendment | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/19/Annex I - WG.1/6 | 1964 | Austria: Amendment | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/19/Annex I - WG.1/7 | 1964 | Lebanon: Amendment | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/19/Annex I - WG.1/8 | 1964 | Canada: Amendment | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/19/Annex I - WG.1/9 | 1964 | Japan: Amendment | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/19/Annex I - WG.1/10 | 1964 | Italy: Proposal | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/19/Annex I - WG.1/11 | 1964 | Australia:Text suggested | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/19/Annex I - WG.1/12 | 1964 | USSR: Amendment | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/19/Annex I - WG.1/13 | 1964 | United Kingdom: Amendment | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/19/Annex I - WG.1/14 | 1964 | Japan: Proposal | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/19/Annex I - WG.1/15 | 1964 | Proposals and Amendments before Working Group | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/19/Annex I - WG.1/17 | 1964 | Australia and Canada: Proposal | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/19/Annex I - WG.1/18 | 1964 | Italy: Amendment | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/19/Annex I - WG.1/19 | 1964 | Italy: Amendment | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/19/Annex I - WG.1/20 | 1964 | Sweden: Amendment | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/19/Annex I - WG.1/22 | 1964 | France | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/19/Annex I - WG.1/23 | 1964 | Japan: Amendment | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/19/Annex I - WG.1/21 | 1964 | France | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/21 | 1964 | LSC Report | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/21/Annex I | 1964 | Proposals and Amendments | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/21/Annex I - WG 1/24 | 1964 | Argentina: Amendment | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/21/Annex I - WG 1/26 | 1964 | Lebanon: Amendment | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/21/Annex I - WG 1/27 | 1964 | USA: Proposal | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/21/Annex I - WG 1/28 | 1964 | France: Amendment | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/21/Annex I - WG 1/29 | 1964 | Australia and UK: Amendment | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/21/Annex I - WG 1/30 | 1964 | Australia and Canada: Proposal | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/21/Annex I - WG 1/31 | 1964 | USSR: Addition to USSR draft | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/21/Annex I - WG 1/32 | 1964 | Japan: Amendment | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/21/Annex III | 1964 | Text of certain provisions of a draft agreement on assistance to and return of personnel and spacecraft, on which preliminary agreement was reached by the informal working party of the Subcommittee | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/21/Annex IV | 1964 | Summary of views expressed in Working Groups I and II | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/21/Add. I | 1964 | LSC, Report | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/21/Add. II - Part I | 1965 | LSC, Report | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/29 | 1961 | LSC, Report, 4th Session | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/29/Annex I | 1965 | Proposals and Amendments | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/29/Annex I - WG 1/33 | 1965 | USA: Proposal | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/29/Annex I - WG 1/34 | 1965 | USSR: Proposal | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/29/Annex I - WG 1/35 | 1965 | USA: Proposal | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/29/Annex I - WG 1/36 | 1965 | Lebanon and Mexico: Proposal | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/37 | 1967 | LSC, Report, 6th Session | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/37/Annex I | 1967 | Proposals and Amendments | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/37/Annex I - WG. 1/37 | 1967 | Canada: Proposal submitted as WP | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/37/Annex I - WG. 1/38 | 1967 | Text agreed by Working Group | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/37/Annex I - WG. 1/38/Corr. 1 | 1967 | Text agreed by Working Group | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/37/Annex I - WG. 1/38/Corr. 2 | 1967 | Text agreed by Working Group | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/37/Annex I - WG. 1/39 | 1967 | Text preliminary agreed by Working Group | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/37/Annex I - WG. 1/40 | 1967 | USA and United Kingdom: Proposal | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/37/Annex I - WG. 1/41 | 1967 | Australia, Canada, USSR: Proposal | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/37/Annex I - WG. 1/41/Corr. 1 | 1967 | Australia, Canada, USSR: Proposal | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/37/Annex I - WG. 1/42 | 1967 | United Kingdom: Proposal | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/37/Annex I - WG. 1/42/Corr. 1 | 1967 | United Kingdom: Proposal | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/37/Annex I - WG. 1/43 | 1967 | Canada: Proposal | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/37/Annex I - WG. 1/44 | 1967 | Australia, Canada, USA: Proposal | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/37/Annex I - WG. 1/45 | 1967 | Australia, Canada, USA: Proposal | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/43 | 1967 | LSC Report | PDF-E | |||||
Series: A/AC.105/L.*** | ||||||||
A/AC.105/L.3 | 1962 | USSR: draft international agreement on the rescue of astronauts and spaceships making emergency landings | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/L.4 | 1962 | USA: draft proposal on assistance to and return of space vehicles and personnel | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/L.6 | 1962 | UAR: code of international co-operation in the peaceful uses of outer space | PDF-E | |||||
Series: A/*** | ||||||||
A/5181 | 1962 | COPUOS, Report | PDF-E | |||||
A/5549 | 1963 | COPUOS, Report | PDF-E | |||||
A/5549/Add.1 | 1963 | COPUOS, Report | PDF-E | |||||
A/6042 | 1965 | COPUOS Report - 7th session | PDF-E | |||||
A/6804 | 1967 | COPUOS, Report | PDF-E | |||||
A/6804/Add.1 | 1967 | COPUOS, Report | PDF-E | |||||
Series: A/RES/*** | ||||||||
A/RES/2222 (XXI) | 1966 | Resolution adopted by the General Assembly at its 1640th plenary meeting | PDF-E | |||||
Official Records of Meetings | ||||||||
Series: A/AC.105/C.2/SR.*** | ||||||||
A/AC.105/C.2/SR.4 | 1962 | LSC, Summary Records | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/C.2/SR.5 | 1962 | LSC, Summary Records | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/C.2/SR.6 | 1962 | LSC, Summary Records | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/C.2/SR.7 | 1962 | LSC, Summary Records | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/C.2/SR.8 | 1962 | LSC, Summary Records | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/C.2/SR.9 | 1962 | LSC, Summary Records | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/C.2/SR.10 | 1962 | LSC, Summary Records | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/C.2/SR.11 | 1962 | LSC, Summary Records | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/C.2/SR.12 | 1962 | LSC, Summary Records | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/C.2/SR.13 | 1962 | LSC, Summary Records | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/C.2/SR.14 | 1962 | LSC, Summary Records | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/C.2/SR.15 | 1962 | LSC, Summary Records | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/C.2/SR.16 | 1963 | LSC, Summary Records | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/C.2/SR.29 | 1964 | LSC, Summary Records | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/C.2/SR.30 | 1964 | LSC, Summary Records | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/C.2/SR.31 | 1964 | LSC, Summary Records | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/C.2/SR.32 | 1964 | LSC, Summary Records | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/C.2/SR.33 | 1964 | LSC, Summary Records | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/C.2/SR.34 | 1964 | LSC, Summary Records | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/C.2/SR.35 | 1964 | LSC, Summary Records | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/C.2/SR.36 | 1964 | LSC, Summary Records | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/C.2/SR.37 | 1964 | LSC, Summary Records | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/ C.2/SR.38 | 1964 | LSC, Summary Records | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/C.2/SR.39 | 1964 | LSC, Summary Records | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/C.2/SR.40 | 1964 | LSC, Summary Records | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/C.2/SR.41 | 1966 | LSC, Summary Records | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/C.2/SR.42 | 1965 | LSC, Summary Records | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/C.2/SR.43 | 1965 | LSC, Summary Records | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/C.2/SR.44 | 1965 | LSC, Summary Records | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/C.2/SR.45 | 1965 | LSC, Summary Records | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/C.2/SR.46 | 1965 | LSC, Summary Records | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/C.2/SR.47 | 1965 | LSC, Summary Records | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/C.2/SR.76 | 1967 | LSC, Summary Records | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/C.2/SR.84 | 1967 | LSC, Summary Records | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/C.2/SR.85 | 1967 | LSC, Summary Records | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/C.2/SR.86 | 1968 | LSC, Summary Records | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/C.2/SR.87 | 1968 | LSC, Summary Records | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/C.2/SR.88 | 1968 | LSC, Summary Records | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/C.2/SR.89 | 1968 | LSC, Summary Records | PDF-E | |||||
Series: A/AC.105/PV.*** | ||||||||
A/AC.105/PV.10 | 1963 | COPUOS, Verbatim records | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/PV.11 | 1963 | COPUOS, Verbatim records | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/PV.12 | 1963 | COPUOS, Verbatim records | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/PV.13 | 1963 | COPUOS, Verbatim records | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/PV.14 | 1963 | COPUOS, Verbatim records | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/PV.15 | 1963 | COPUOS, Verbatim records | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/PV.16 | 1963 | COPUOS, Verbatim records | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/PV.28 | 1964 | COPUOS, Verbatim records | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/PV.29 | 1964 | COPUOS, Verbatim records | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/PV.30 | 1964 | COPUOS, Verbatim records | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/PV.31 | 1964 | COPUOS, Verbatim records | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/PV.37 | 1966 | COPUOS Verbatim Records | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/PV.38 | 1966 | COPUOS Verbatim Records | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/PV.39 | 1966 | COPUOS Verbatim Records | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/PV.40 | 1966 | COPUOS Verbatim Records | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/PV.47 | 1967 | COPUOS, Verbatim Records | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/PV.48 | 1967 | COPUOS, Verbatim Records | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/PV.49 | 1967 | COPUOS, Verbatim Records | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/PV.50 | 1967 | COPUOS, Verbatim Records | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/PV.51 | 1967 | COPUOS, Verbatim Records | PDF-E | |||||
A/AC.105/PV.52 | 1968 | COPUOS, Verbatim Records | PDF-E | |||||
Series: A/C.1/SR.*** | ||||||||
A/C.1/SR.1343 | 1963 | FCGA, Verbatim Records | PDF-E | |||||
A/C.1/SR.1344 | 1963 | FCGA, Verbatim Records | PDF-E | |||||
A/C.1/SR.1345 | 1963 | FCGA, Verbatim Records | PDF-E | |||||
A/C.1/SR.1421 | 1965 | FCGA, Verbatim records | PDF-E | |||||
Series: A/C.1/PV.*** | ||||||||
A/C.1/PV.1497 | 1967 | FCGA, Verbatim records | PDF-E | |||||
A/C.1/PV.1498 | 1967 | FCGA, Verbatim records | PDF-E | |||||
A/C.1/PV.1499 | 1967 | FCGA, Verbatim records | PDF-E | |||||
A/C.1/PV.1500 | 1967 | FCGA, Verbatim records | PDF-E | |||||
A/C.1/PV.1501 | 1967 | FCGA, Verbatim records | PDF-E | |||||
A/C.1/PV.1502 | 1967 | FCGA, Verbatim records | PDF-E | |||||
Series: A/PV.*** | ||||||||
A/PV.1640 | 1967 | GA, Verbatim records | PDF-E |