UN General Assembly
1962

45. The problem of the peaceful use of outer space is, I am sure we all agree, a highly important one related to the problem of disarmament. The brilliant feats of recent months — of the "Friendship", "Telstar", the "Vostok", and "Mariner" — mark the dramatic advance of human civilization. With high expectations we look forward to the further advancement of space exploration and development in the cause of human welfare. My country has always advocated the principle that the use of outer space should be promoted peacefully through international co-operation — openly and in an orderly manner. We are glad that at the last session a resolution was adopted on international cooperation in the peaceful use of outer space. [General Assembly resolution 1721 (XVI)] and that international co-operative activities in this field have at last made a beginning. My delegation hopes and trusts that outer space, with its unlimited possibilities of development, will be used solely for peaceful purposes and that to this end an early international agreement will be concluded.