What person, company, country, corporation, if any, own the moon or any of the planets?

Question

Are the planets owned by anyone? Are they up for grabs, first come first serve. Does anyone own mineral rights? Are they governed by some treaty between all nations?

Answer 1

By international treaty, the moon (and all of the other planets) are jointly "owned" by all the people of the world. No one company, country, or person can have any ownership of any part of them.
But you know lawyers, always looking for loopholes...:)
See the link below.

Answer 2

None. Under international treaties and law, anything above an altitude of 100 km (about 62 miles) is considered international territory (thats the official altitude you are considered to be "in space"). Further, the treaties prohibit the signatories from making territorial claims. Those treaties were drawn up in the 1960s in an effort to prevent disputes and conflict--one of the more enlightened products of the "Space Race" (in my opinion, anyway!).

In th efuture, issues of ownership of resources, mining rights, etc. are likely to be issues (granted, several decades away yet). Hopefully these will be settled in an athe context of international law--so that individuals and organizations can establish property rights without it ending up a source for conflict between nations--we haveentirely too much of that as it is.

Answer 3

None...

In fact, Article VI of the 1967 U.N. Outer Space Treaty, which was ratified and is currently in effect, clearly covers this subject:

"States Parties to the Treaty shall bear international responsibility for national activities in outer space, including the moon and other celestial bodies, whether such activities are carried on by governmental agencies or by non-governmental entities, and for assuring that national activities are carried out in conformity with the provisions set forth in the present Treaty. The activities of non-governmental entities in outer space, including the moon and other celestial bodies, shall require authorization and continuing supervision by the appropriate State Party to the Treaty."

You may read the entire text of the treaty on the United Nations website.

Answer 4

none "experts of international area regulation state that the Moon falls below the criminal idea of res communis, which signifies that it belongs to a set of human beings, and may be utilized by technique of each member of the team, yet can't be appropriated by technique of absolutely everyone (the concept is likewise utilized to international Waters)" even as the U. S. first landed astronauts on the moon, the flag they planted bore the inscription: "the following adult men From The Planet Earth First Set Foot Upon the Moon, July 1969 A.D. We got here in Peace For All Mankind."

Answer 5

Most of the other anwers are correct: space and planets are not owned anybody.

However, after the moon landing, people developed grandiose ideas of space travel and resorts on the moon. Several companies actually started pre-selling "lots" on the moon to gullible, deluded people. Naturally, and like other fads of the 1970s, their lots on the moon were no more useful than their pet rocks.

Answer 6

There is an international treaty that says anything in space is considered international territory and doesn't belong to anyone.

Answer 7

The United States claimed the entire universe beyond Earth's atmosphere for their sole usage in 2005. Ready for a war?

Answer 8

I was about to say the same thing as the first answer, so I'll just take 2 points.

Answer 9

The moon is MINE! So if I see you snoopin' around up there 'll just be whippin' out my gattlin' gun out and blast ya!

Answer 10

actually the US has recently claimed space.