2007-07-20 13:53:06 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
No one can own the moon. In 1967 the United States, Rusia, and Britan submitted the 'Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies' as of 2006, 98 countries have ratified it and 26 more are well on the way. It states that anything in space is part of human heritage. It is the same principle as International waters.
2007-07-20 13:59:20 · answer #1 · answered by ΛLΞX Q 5 · 9⤊ 0⤋
There are many flags in Antarctica too, and some countries claim territories there, but there are some international agreements. The same is about the Moon and other planets.
Can you imagine a country that send a flag to the Sun and claim it? The other countries would have to pay the light?
2007-07-20 14:07:58 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
The Russians are claiming the sea floor interior the Arctic Ocean. (be conscious: no longer all international locations know the international status of Antarctica. There are various claims.) as a effect, as with the Antarctic occasion, Russia is in contact in oil. There seems to be fairly super ability reserves of oil below the arctic ocean floor. the subject, purely like all different end of the worldwide, is that situations are heavily undesirable. Ice overlaying the section for many months of the 300 and sixty 5 days, universal gale rigidity winds, severe seas, icebergs... together because it may desire to be attainable to get on the oil, technologically it extremely is fairly risky and confusing, consequently fairly high priced. it may desire to actual fee extra to extract the oil than the oil is well worth. it is conventional as undesirable company. there is likewise an exceptionally much particular danger of environmental disaster if it have been to be tried. of direction Russians have in no way been on the vanguard of environmental difficulty.
2016-11-10 00:22:04 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only way someone owns anything is by force. I'm not a militant here, just stating a fact. The only reason we 'own' our land is because the government has a piece of paper on file that says we do, and the government protects you with guns.
Others can recognize your ownership and you will own it because of that too. But if someone comes and kicks you off of it and nobody can get rid of them, then they own it. That's just reality.
Look at Poland in WWII. Germany showed up and said "we own Poland." Nobody could stop them at the time, so for that while they really did own it.
We can say nobody owns the seas, space, or the moon, and this is all fine until some group lands on the moon, claims it, and defends it. If they're successful in defending it, or of making everone else recognize their claim, then it's theirs. Until then, I could just as easily say that I own the moon. Until someone can go dance on it with me unable to do anything about it, who is to say otherwise?
2007-07-20 16:29:24 · answer #4 · answered by ZeroByte 5 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Nobody owns the moon as a result of UN treaties. Besides, how can they control itG
As for the person whomentioned the van allen belts, their space suits didn't protect them- their ship did. Telesopes today can see the landing sites on the moon- and the landing pods.
2007-07-20 15:45:37 · answer #5 · answered by Bob B 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
There is an excellent science fiction story from fifty years ago about someone who waited until the moon travelled over his house and timed a court appearance to get title to the moon. It looked at first as if he had a good deal, but then folks started suing him for damage arising from high tides. I don't remember the author or any of the details.
2007-07-20 15:06:19 · answer #6 · answered by anobium625 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
There is an international agreement for the Moon sort of like the one for the continent of Antarctica, no nation gets to have sovereignty.
2007-07-20 17:14:28 · answer #7 · answered by quntmphys238 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
NO, and besides there are Russian LUNA probes on the moon which soft-landed, and they probably have the hammer and sickle on them. There is also an agreement signed which states no one can own the moon or space.
2007-07-20 14:05:36 · answer #8 · answered by Baron_von_Party 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
A flag is simply a pole with a piece of meaningless cloth attached to it...Think of it this way...in 50 million years from now, will there even BE a "United States"?? Human beings are simply the dominant species of animal life that are currently inhabiting this particular planet right now...NO ONE "owns" the moon, this planet, or anything else in this universe!!
2007-07-20 17:23:18 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
No. Under international treaty--agreed to before we landed--the moon--and all other bodies in space--are international territory. No nation can make a claim of sovereignty.
2007-07-20 14:55:23 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋