Outer Space Treaty
1967 ban on orbital weapons of mass destruction
Episodes
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#5794: Starfish Prime: When the US Nuked SpaceIn 1962, the US detonated a 1.4-megaton warhead 400 km above the Pacific. The sky turned green for 90 minutes. -
#5714: The Moon's Junkyard Has a Gift Shop150 tons of stuff sits on the Moon. Two objects on one square meter tell opposite stories: a $5.50 nylon flag and a silicon disc built for millennia. -
#5307: Selling Holy Air and Moon DeedsMoon deeds, bottled Banff air, and a proposal to sell Holy Air from Jerusalem — what makes novelty gifts actually work? -
#2054: From Dirt to Data: How Empires Conquered the CloudWhy did we stop conquering land and start conquering servers? This episode traces the shift from soil to bits.