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If I were to intercept the vehicle in space and bring it back to Earth. Who is the owner? Did Elon abondon the vehicle by sending it to space?
by cglace 9y ago
If I were to intercept the vehicle in space and bring it back to Earth. Who is the owner? Did Elon abondon the vehicle by sending it to space?
- conanbatt 9y agoEpic carjacking. 10 years jail time anyway.
- craftyguy 9y agoI'd guess that technically Elon still owns it. The same could be said for anything fired off into space (e.g. satellites in orbit, landers, etc), that the ownership is maintained until it (or the owner) is destroyed, or the owner says "this isn't mine anymore". You ask an important question, and if it has no clear internationally agreed upon answer then it'll probably need one as nations and companies fire stuff off into space.
- fnord77 9y agomarine salvage rules might apply... which means the ownership is not maintained.
- craftyguy 9y agoHow though? Don't marine salvage rules depend on the original owner no longer being in control of the object (i.e. it's in 'peril')? If that's not the case, then it seems like anyone with the resources could go pick up the Curosity rover, or snatch up the Hubble.
- fnord77 9y agohubble is being controlled - by its gyros. Curiosity is still under its own power. there might be special rules for things that aren't specifically craft - like observation equipment.
- alanbernstein 9y agoElon would just be happy that he spurred some rocket competition, so he would let you keep it.