Who owns the moon?

[Crono]

Does the U.S own it? Also, any new island formed in international waters is up for grabs by whoever gets their first, right? So i could just go and form my own nation if an underwater volcano makes a new island And is it possible to own land in Antarctica?

 

[Remy XO]

countires already own parts of antarctica

 

[spaceman]

id prefer that america ownz it.

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

We put our flag in it, it's ours

 

[cKGunslinger]

I do.

/thread

 

[spidey07]

US.

We put a flag on it.

Nobody else has any claim to it.

GO USA!!!

 

[Cristatus]

Originally posted by: Remy XO
countires already own parts of antarctica

what he said

 

[Bootprint]

No one owns it, link

 

[laurenlex]

In Soviet Russia, the moon owns you!

 

[spidey07]

Originally posted by: Bootprint
On one owns it, link

Obviously you're forgetting the flag.

 

[Crono]

Damn, so I would have to deal with the UN if I wanted to claim any part of space? That sucks, I don't have an army...

 

[Bootprint]

Originally posted by: spidey07

Originally posted by: Bootprint
On one owns it, link

Obviously you're forgetting the flag.

That's was kicked down when Mexico was up there.

 

[spidey07]

Originally posted by: Bootprint

Originally posted by: spidey07

Originally posted by: Bootprint
On one owns it, link

Obviously you're forgetting the flag.

That's was kicked down when Mexico was up there.

Crap.


BOO!

 

[Toonces]

antartica is also governed by a UN treaty stating it is internationaly governed for the good of all mankind.

Treaty

 

Originally posted by: cKGunslinger
I do.

/thread

No, actually I do. I have the deed to prove it.

 

[Remy XO]

Originally posted by: Bootprint
No one owns it, link

I bet if this treaty was never signed we would be way ahead of space exploration since there is no competition or urge to get out there quick. I bet there wouldve been moon bases by now if there was no such treaty. If there was a treaty stating america wasnt up for grabs then it would be all different.

 

[TreyRandom]

Originally posted by: Bootprint
No one owns it, link

Wouldn't be the first treaty we've had to break. :evil:

 

[nakedfrog]

The Man Who Sold the Moon

 

[whistleclient]

Me. I keep my porn there.

 

[Bootprint]

Originally posted by: spidey07

Originally posted by: Bootprint

Originally posted by: spidey07

Originally posted by: Bootprint
On one owns it, link

Obviously you're forgetting the flag.

That's was kicked down when Mexico was up there.

Crap.


BOO!

It was bound to happen, who knew a Lowrider moon buggy wasn't a good idea. They forgot to take into account the gravity when they started the hopping.

 

[Vic]

Heh. Wasn't this the subject of several Heinlein novels?

Seriously, no one owns it. This was settled by treaty. In large part because the moon sits atop the earth's relatively much larger gravity well. It would be VERY easy to attack any nation on earth from the moon.

 

[Crescent13]

Originally posted by: laurenlex
In Soviet Russia, the moon owns you!

LOL QFT!!!

 

[pyonir]

Originally posted by: laurenlex
In Soviet Russia, the moon owns you!

:thumbsup::laugh:

 

[MartyMcFly3]

Though several flags of the United States have been symbolically planted on the moon, the U.S. government makes no claim to any part of the Moon's surface. The U.S. is party to the Outer Space Treaty, which places the Moon under the same jurisdiction as international waters (res communis). This treaty also restricts use of the Moon to peaceful purposes, explicitly banning weapons of mass destruction (including nuclear weapons) and military installations of any kind. A second treaty, the Moon Treaty, was proposed to restrict the exploitation of the Moon's resources by any single nation, but it has not been signed by any of the space-faring nations.

Several individuals have made claims to the Moon in whole or in part, though none of these claims are generally considered credible.

Taken from Wikipedia

 

[nakedfrog]

Originally posted by: MartyMcFly3
Though several flags of the United States have been symbolically planted on the moon, the U.S. government makes no claim to any part of the Moon's surface. The U.S. is party to the Outer Space Treaty, which places the Moon under the same jurisdiction as international waters (res communis). This treaty also restricts use of the Moon to peaceful purposes, explicitly banning weapons of mass destruction (including nuclear weapons) and military installations of any kind. A second treaty, the Moon Treaty, was proposed to restrict the exploitation of the Moon's resources by any single nation, but it has not been signed by any of the space-faring nations.

Several individuals have made claims to the Moon in whole or in part, though none of these claims are generally considered credible.

Taken from Wikipedia

So... I could theoretically set up a brothel/casino/bar/deathmatch arena on the moon?