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Yes, previous law and treaty has generally established that there are no private property rights, ownership, or sovereignty in space.

• HiLo 11y ago
  To be fair, all of this means government protection against harmful, unfair action against you. Even if they don't sanction it, can they actually stop you from doing as you please with an asteroid, obviously assuming you somehow had the resources? I mean, would they actually block a private launch if the company behind it showed technical capability to do this in some kind of responsible way? Who cares about somebody stealing it or somehow ripping you off in your ownership of this thing, how would that come into play here? Sorry about the internet tone - not meaning to sound like I'm arguing, I am genuinely asking!
  • mehwoot 11y ago
    Even if they don't sanction it, can they actually stop you from doing as you please with an asteroid Well they could fine you / put you in Jail here on earth. The state can't physically prevent you from murdering people in most cases, for example, but they can impose penalties when you do it. A commercial mining venture is unlikely to be successful if the government of its home country says what it is doing is illegal.
    • HiLo 11y ago
      Fair. Has it been made explicitly illegal anywhere, or just not explicitly legal? Sorry for being difficult.