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Might be a long ways out, as this article still seems mainly about research purposes, but if there's things like the Outer Space Treaty (which to my understandi
by akamoonknight 5y ago
Might be a long ways out, as this article still seems mainly about research purposes, but if there's things like the Outer Space Treaty (which to my understanding theoretically limits country-based ownership of things like the moon), then to some extent it feels like there's no "law" on the moon, so will we see company's landers sabotaging other company's landers as they compete for resources? I guess I'm picturing something like the gold rush of the mid 1800's. Maybe orbits around earth are an example of where something similar is sort of "working out" ?
- simonh 5y agoThe treaty means you can’t claim territory, but you can establish bases, and extract and use resources. What it means in practice is you can’t make a claim, you just go and take what you need, and once you vacate a site others can come along and occupy it. They just cant interfere with any equipment you leave in place.