Moon treaty stirs a storm
No one has set foot on the moon since the last team of Apollo astronauts landed there in the winter of 1972. Nor is there much likelihood of further lunar exploration by either Americans or Soviets any time soon. Yet the moon has suddenly become the object of a heated debate on earth. The issue: Should President Carter sign an international agreement called the moon treaty that could curtail American rights in space?
The critics, led by the space buffs in the 4,000-member L5* Society respond with a rousing...
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