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Perhaps a good test site for Planetary Resources, although it sounds like it may be too small. Can you call dibs on an asteroid?
by hirsin 10y ago
Perhaps a good test site for Planetary Resources, although it sounds like it may be too small. Can you call dibs on an asteroid?
- ProAm 10y agoYes, it's first come first serve.
- Ftuuky 10y agoBoth US and Luxembourg have laws stating that if you get there first you own it and can use it for commercial purposes.
- zo1 10y agoHave a look at my post, it's a sibling to your comment.
- zo1 10y agoNo, you can't technically call "dibs" on it. It's not enough that all governments on earth have taken up all the land on the planet, they claim all of space as well: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outer_Space_Treaty https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outer_Space_Treaty It's been ratified by most of the governments on our planet. The key part from the wiki page: "[...]the Treaty states that "outer space, including the Moon and other celestial bodies, is not subject to national appropriation by claim of sovereignty, by means of use or occupation, or by any other means"
- ams6110 10y agoTreaties are only as good as the will to enforce them.
- JumpCrisscross 10y ago> [the Outer Space Treaty has] been ratified by most of the governments on our planet The United States has already started passing legislation [1] which lets American companies claim ownership of celestial objects with the backing and force of American law and law enforcement. [1] http://www.space.com/31177-space-mining-commercial-spaceflight-congress.html http://www.space.com/31177-space-mining-commercial-spaceflig...
- tener 10y agoIt would seem the treaty is really about weapons of mass destruction and similar threats. All planets to be used only for peaceful purposes? Good luck with that. The treaty had a meaning when there were basically two-three countries capable of doing anything in space. Now we have private corporations doing similar feats. Soon it will be recognized as obsolete and new laws will be needed.