On Sat, Sep 19, 2015 at 6:26 PM, Mueller, Milton L <[email protected]> wrote: >> -----Original Message----- >> All space vehicles (and airplanes and ships) are in one or another >> terrestrial >> country's legal jurisdiction. Your moon base would fly the flag of a country >> in >> one of the RIR's jurisdictions. > > This isn't true. Take a look at the 1966 Outer Space Treaty, which posits > that " outer space is not subject to national appropriation by claim of > sovereignty, by means of use or occupation, or by any other means." > http://www.unoosa.org/oosa/en/ourwork/spacelaw/treaties/introouterspacetreaty.html > > It isn't true of the oceans, either. The "high seas" are a sovereignty-free > zone. Parts of Antarctica are, too.
The territories are not subject to national appropriation. The hardware and facilities operate under the laws of the nation which sanctioned them. All that Apollo equipment left on the moon still belongs to the U.S. The ground it's sitting on does not. Get it? > Apparently, what you think of as science fiction is already here. Don't be such an insufferable smartass ... when you're wrong. -Bill -- William Herrin ................ [email protected] [email protected] Owner, Dirtside Systems ......... Web: <http://www.dirtside.com/> _______________________________________________ PPML You are receiving this message because you are subscribed to the ARIN Public Policy Mailing List ([email protected]). Unsubscribe or manage your mailing list subscription at: http://lists.arin.net/mailman/listinfo/arin-ppml Please contact [email protected] if you experience any issues.
