CONTENTS
- Moon Treaty History Monograph is Now Online
- Join Us for the Next Seminar in the Aerospace Latin America Lecture Series
- Next NASA History Office Speaker Series Presentation on March 26
Moon Treaty History Monograph is Now Online

In the new monograph Governing the Moon: A History, author Stephen S. Buono presents the history behind the Agreement Governing the Activities of States on
the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies, also known as the Moon Treaty. Negotiated for over a decade and adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 1979, the treaty was not ultimately ratified.
Buono illuminates the Moon Treatyâs deep origins, the contributions of international space lawyers, the details of the negotiating process, the role played by the United
States in shaping the final text, and the contributions of the treatyâs single most important author, Aldo Armando Cocca.
Download your copy of the book:
https://www.nasa.gov/history/governing-the-moon/
Join Us for the Next Seminar in the Aerospace Latin America Lecture Series
February 20 at 1pm CST
Peter Soland
(University of HoustonâDowntown)
âA Godâs Eye View: Aviators and the Re-Conquest of Latin Americaâ
Brazilian flyer Alberto Santos-Dumont incarnated turn-of-the-century enthusiasm for aviation. The wealthy, stylish, thrill-seeking inventor possessed a maniacal drive to
push the limits of human and technological achievement. Aviation enthusiasts across the globe mistook his 1906 flight as the first aerodyne flight in world history. Louis Cartier crafted the original pilotâs wristwatch for him, as a personal favor. Poet Eduardo
das Neves immortalized him in the popular anthem, âA Conquista do Arâ (The Conquest of the Air): one of Brazilâs earliest popular audio recordings. Santos Dumont established the archetype of the aviator as a modern conquistador. Although he is best remembered
for inspiring generations of pilots to take to the skies, nation builders with grand, modernizing visions for Latin American societies were likewise deeply influenced by his legacy. Peter Solandâs talk scrutinizes the aviator-conquistador metaphor. It examines
airplane pilots as personifying high modernism and the technological sublime in Latin America from the turn of the century through the early Space Age, when spaceships and astronauts eclipsed airplanes and aviators.
Peter Soland is a scholar of Latin American History specializing in modern Mexico and Latin
America. He earned his doctorate in History from the University of Arizona in 2016. and subsequently accepted a position as a Postdoctoral Fellow with the Center for Southwest Studies at Fort Lewis College in Durango, CO during the 2016-2017 academic year.
Most recently, he was an Assistant Professor of Latin American History at Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau, MO. His first book, Mexican Icarus: Aviation and the Modernization of Mexican Identity (University of Pittsburgh Press,
2023) examined the development of aviation in Mexico. His current monograph project, The Radiance of Tlatelolco: Politics, Culture, and Nuclear Technology in Latin America, 1938â1994, investigates the history of atomic science and nuclear development
in Latin America. He was awarded a 2023 Research Fellowship from the Arizona Historicalââ.
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About the Series: Over the course of 2025, the NASA History Office
is presenting a seminar series on the topic of Aerospace Latin America. This series will explore the origins, evolution, and historical context of aerospace in the region since the dawn of the Space Age, canvasing a broad range of topics including aerospace
infrastructure development, space policy and law, Earth science applications, and much more.
https://www.nasa.gov/history/aerospace-latin-america-a-history/
Next NASA History Office Speaker Series Presentation on March 26

The next installment of the NASA History Office Speakers Series on March 26, 2025 at 12pm ET! Amy Kaminski,
author and champion for public engagement with space, science, and technology, will be presenting on
NASA, the Shuttle Era, and Public Engagement After Apollo. She'll talk about how NASAâits leaders, astronauts, engineers, and public affairs and outreach officersâmade the decision
to try to connect the space shuttle program to broad segments of the American public. In the shadow of Apollo and under NASA's post-Apollo constraints, how did the space shuttle become a celebrated symbol of America's technological ambitions?
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