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governmental or non-governmental entities;

o States shall be liable for damage caused by their space objects; and

o States shall avoid harmful contamination of space and celestial bodies.

However, the treaty fails to define what exactly constitutes outer space and its limits. Also, there is ambiguity on what constitutes peaceful use. There has been tremendous changes in the use of space and States with Space capability. Thus, there have been calls for a new space treaty for contemporary times.