The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is, to be sure, a civilian agency of the US Federal Government, independent of the US Department of Defense (DOD) and the United States Space Force (USSF). That civil status adheres to the Outer Space Treaty (the Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies) of 1967. It forbids establishing military bases, testing weapons, and conducting military maneuvers on celestial bodies.