2007-10-12 08:17:03 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
I think you'd better check with the locals first.
They may just think you look a lot like dinner.
2007-10-12 08:19:41 · answer #1 · answered by Bobby 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Probably yes.
However, by the same token, anybody else could challenge you and you would have to defend your 'claim'. No army? no defense! The bigger rocket wins... until the next even bigger rocket arrives.
Another question is: would you be allowed to claim it on behalf of a country (at least, countries have armies and they could help you defend the claim). That would be supported by precedents here on Earth but you would need whatever is the modern equivalent of "Lettres Patentes" whereby a legitimate government gives you the right to claim things on its behalf.
The danger, of course, is that the planet is claimed for the country and the country can lose it following a challenge on Earth. In the past, many colonies in the Americas changed hands based on wars being fought in Europe.
You would not choose a government that has ratified the space treaty whereby Earth governments have promised each other that they would never claim space objects as belonging to any specific nation. Therefore, you'd have to go with a smaller country, one that could easily be challenged by another bigger country.
Better pick you 'sponsor' carefully.
Better yet, try to claim it on behalf of Earth. (Good luck on getting everyone's permission)
2007-10-12 09:57:00 · answer #2 · answered by Raymond 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, there are international treaties which don't allow that. At least not now, treaties are there to be broken. ;) But currently, it makes no sense for any country to violate the Outer Space Treaty, since it offers only advantages in one of the most dangerous places known. When Spaceflight has really become risk free, breaking the Outer Space Treaty might make sense...but that is FAR in the future.
2016-05-22 02:39:33 · answer #3 · answered by hang 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure, why not. Since absolutely no one has, or probably ever will have that sort of technology, who could possibly dispute your claim?
If you possess that level of technology you could claim the EARTH, and no one would have the power to gainsay you. Go for it dude. You can't be worse than the current owners of the place.
2007-10-12 08:35:41 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
...your rocket would have to travel faster than the speed of light so GL with that. But if you did build one, and it reached another Solar System, chances are it's been found already by one of the huge telescopes and sattelites up in space.
2007-10-12 08:19:20 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Sure you could. But then you'd have to be in a position to -defend- that claim when the Romulans showed up claiming it as theirs.
Doug
2007-10-12 09:24:25 · answer #6 · answered by doug_donaghue 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
like a Monopoly property, if unowned, you could buy it from the bank. In truth, who would you file your claim with? Only GOD is in charge of the universe.
2007-10-12 08:25:53 · answer #7 · answered by Mike 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sure...i mean who's gonna stop you? Just don't come struttin up to my solar system and try to claim it, turd
2007-10-12 08:25:24 · answer #8 · answered by Sire_D 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes as long as no ones lived there already. & you would have to protect it. Cuz there are now laws.
2007-10-12 08:25:56 · answer #9 · answered by Tino 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure, and I can come over to your house and claim it as mine.
It doesn't make it so...
2007-10-12 08:20:23 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋