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Technology & Science

Nov. 13, 2014

To boldly mine where none have mined before

Who owns the moon? At a more basic level: Who decides who owns the moon and who enforces that decision? By Maria-Vittoria "Giugi" Carminati


By Maria-Vittoria "Giugi" Carminati


Who owns the moon? At a more basic level, the real question is: Who decides who owns the moon and who enforces that decision? We can't build a fence around it and no country has placed people on it for more than a few moments. It is a "touch and run" kind of destination. So the notion that a country, let alone a person or a company, owns it or is prohibited from owning it strikes many as strange. But the...

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