space environment and to avoid "adverse changes in the environment of the Earth resulting from the introduction of extraterrestrial matter. ..." Moreover, States are obliged to avoid activities or experiments in the space environment "that would cause potentially harmful interference with activities . . ."of other States in the peaceful use and exploration of the space environment. 6.3 Relationship Between Articles 7 and 9 The meaning accorded to these treaty terms and the relationship between Articles 7 and 9 was clarified in the testimony of Ambassador Goldberg in his testimony before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. He stated that Article 7 was "designed to cover damage, physical, physical damage, from the consequences of launching a satellite."^ This statement was a response to questioning by Senator Gore who had asked a hypothetical question as to the scope of the agreement. Senator Gore assumed that over time space objects would be employed in telecommunications with the possibility that jamming of broadcasts would occur. He noted that the treaty did not exclude such conduct, which he regarded as an international tort, and observed "The language of the treaty is clearly broad enough to cover such tort action as that to which I have hypothetically referred." Ambassador Goldberg's response was that those who launch space objects are "internationally liable for damage to another state party by such object or its component parts on the earth, in air space, Treaty on Outer Space, Hearings before the Committee on Foreign Relations, United States Senate, Executive D, 90th Cong., 1st Sess., 1967. Ibid., p. 39. Ibid.
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