Ezechiel
Paranormal Adept
Could legal 'loophole' lead to land claims on other worlds?
For 45 years, an international treaty has barred countries from laying claim to the moon and other celestial bodies — but some policy analysts say private ventures might be able to stake their claims, and they want Congress to create a legal framework that takes advantage of the loophole.
I can imagine Richard Branson jumping on this. Just pick an ice deposit, build a straw and voila:
The first Virgin Galactic settlement on the moon !
NASA - NASA Radar Finds Ice Deposits at Moon's North Pole
International treaty barring countries from laying claims ?! That kind of explains why we ain't there yet lol.
For 45 years, an international treaty has barred countries from laying claim to the moon and other celestial bodies — but some policy analysts say private ventures might be able to stake their claims, and they want Congress to create a legal framework that takes advantage of the loophole.
I can imagine Richard Branson jumping on this. Just pick an ice deposit, build a straw and voila:
The first Virgin Galactic settlement on the moon !
NASA - NASA Radar Finds Ice Deposits at Moon's North Pole
International treaty barring countries from laying claims ?! That kind of explains why we ain't there yet lol.