2007-09-18 09:02:12 · 12 answers · asked by david m 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
The short version is, its hard to say. There is a treaty (The Moon Treaty) that prevents private ownership of the moon and other heavenly bodies, but only a few countries have ratified it, and no spacefairing nations have ratified it. There is the Outer Space Treaty, which says that no government can claim ownership of heavenly bodies, which most countries, including all spacefairing nations, have signed. However, it doesn't deal with the issue of private ownership.
Traditionally, courts have never taken the claim of owning the moon seriously. However, possesion is generally 9/10ths of ownership. Therefore, if you actually landed on the moon, and claimed ownership, I imagine a court would have to reconsider the situation.
2007-09-20 15:31:02 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is an American company that will sell you a part of the moon for a very reasonable price (loads of people have parted with there less than hard earned cash apparently) relative to earth prices. And if you could get to the moon then you would be able to stake a claim in a part of it.
Hope this helps!!!
Good luck!!! (TNC)
2007-09-18 16:59:56 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe that all the major countries agreed that no single country would lay claim to the moon but forgot to say that no individual could and there is, therefore, some American (would be wouldn't it!!!!!!!!) has already claimed it as his own. How legal that is though, I don't know.
2007-09-18 16:07:32 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The yanks might as well claim it while they can. The Chinese are talking about a manned mission, and the Russians think they own the North Pole (or at least all the oil and gas there).
2007-09-18 16:13:20 · answer #4 · answered by Trainman 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
International treaties and agreements prohibit staking any claim on the moon or any other planetoid or planet or moon thereof.
2007-09-18 16:11:16 · answer #5 · answered by minorchord2000 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there's an UN treaty in place where nations agreed that extraterrestrial territory belongs to noone and can't be owned, or traded.
unfortunatly people buying such territory simply don't know
2007-09-18 16:26:32 · answer #6 · answered by blondnirvana 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
build a shed on it and squat for 12 months and its yours.
2007-09-18 16:11:41 · answer #7 · answered by country bumpkin [sheep nurse] 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
the bloody planks would fight ya for it the muddy funsters...
2007-09-18 16:10:04 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you have to ask the big cheese
2007-09-18 17:45:52 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
something else the yanks think they own
2007-09-18 16:05:59 · answer #10 · answered by sparkysbandit 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋