<P> The US and USSR began discussions on the peaceful uses of space as early as 1958, presenting issues for debate to the United Nations, which created a Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space in 1959 . </P> <P> On May 10, 1962, Vice President Johnson addressed the Second National Conference on the Peaceful Uses of Space revealing that the United States and the USSR both supported a resolution passed by the Political Committee of the UN General Assembly on December 1962, which not only urged member nations to "extend the rules of international law to outer space," but to also cooperate in its exploration . Following the passing of this resolution, Kennedy commenced his communications proposing a cooperative American / Soviet space program . </P> <P> The UN ultimately created a Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies, which was signed by the United States, USSR, and the United Kingdom on January 27, 1967, and went into force the following October 10 . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Wikisource has original text related to this article: Outer Space Treaty of 1967 </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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