> a treaty or similar agreement exists (of which I am not aware). If you're interested you can take a look at the "five United Nations treaties on outer space"

> a treaty or similar agreement exists (of which I am not aware). If you're interested you can take a look at the "five United Nations treaties on outer space" which are the basis of international space law: http://www.unoosa.org/oosa/en/ourwork/spacelaw/treaties.html http://www.unoosa.org/oosa/en/ourwork/spacelaw/treaties.html Specifically, under the terms of the Space Liability Convention, a state which launches an object into space is liable for damages caused by that object. A practical example was the crash of Kosmos 954 over northern Canada: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kosmos_954 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kosmos_954