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Who Owns the Moon? The Growing Legal Battle Over Lunar Territory
Original: Who Owns the Moon?
The question of who owns the Moon is drawing renewed attention as spacefaring nations and private companies expand lunar ambitions. The Outer Space Treaty of 1967 bars national appropriation of celestial bodies, but it leaves gaps on resource extraction, commercial landings and property rights. With NASA's Artemis programme, China's lunar plans and a wave of private missions, lawyers and policymakers are debating whether existing rules are enough to govern the race for the lunar surface.
Why now: Renewed lunar missions by governments and private companies are raising fresh questions about the limits of existing space law.
the MoonNASAUnited NationsChinaArtemis programme
Evidence
- Who Owns the Moon? · The New York Times
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