On May 10, 1962, Vice President Johnson addressed the Second National Conference on the Peaceful Uses of Space revealing that the United States and the USSR both supported a resolution passed by the Political Committee of the UN General Assembly on December 1962, which not only urged member nations to "extend the rules of international law to outer space," but to also cooperate in its exploration.
1962年5月10日，副总统约翰逊在第二次全国会议上发表关于太空和平利用的发言，显示了美国和苏联双方都支持1962年12月联合国大会政治委员会通过的解决方案，不仅督促成员国将外太空纳入国际法准则，还要在探索中加强合作。