Dear Listees There is an international protocol, the "Open Skies Policy" agreed to by many UN member states that govern the use of space for remote sensing, transportation, and I think, our "use" of extraterrestrial objects. Check it out Dave
mark ford wrote: > Tom, > > I believe there is some 'international treaty on space' that means it belongs to > everyone and no one. (A bit like Antarctica). - (Unless of course there is oil > there then it's a different story :) > > It's a pity in some ways it's not like the old days when explorers 'claimed the land > for their country', then we really would see a half decent space race, which would > really move things along... > > Mark Ford > > -----Original Message----- > From: Tom aka James Knudson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 07 July 2003 20:39 > To: Ken O'Neill; Meteorite-List (E-mail) > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Want a Piece of the Moon? > > Hello List, On a more serious note; Does any government claim to own the > Moon or Mars or any of the other planets? Knowing our government, I would > think they would claim the moon as US property. If a small country had plans > to mine the Moon, I would think the US would try to stop them. I remember > something about some American Indians saying it was theirs. > Thanks, Tom > Peregrineflier > The proudest member of the IMCA 6168 > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Ken O'Neill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Meteorite-List (E-mail) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, July 07, 2003 12:14 PM > Subject: RE: [meteorite-list] Want a Piece of the Moon? > > > http://www.moonestates.com/cat_Mars.asp > > > > > > Purchase a 1 acre plot on Mars for only £14.25 plus registration fee, VAT > > and P&P; £19.99 in all. With each property purchased you will receive a > > Deed, Constitution, Property Map, *****Mineral Rights*****, and a copy of > > the original Declaration of Ownership. In addition 10-acre plots are > > available. > > > > Now all I have to do is work out how to get the rocks back to Earth ! Or > > maybe I could sell them on Ebay with the previso the buyer has to collect > > them personally ;-) > > > > > > Ken O'Neill > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Adam Hupe > > Sent: 07 July 2003 19:06 > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: [meteorite-list] Want a Piece of the Moon? > > > > > > Dear List Members, > > > > I found this link entertaining: > > > > http://www.lunarembassy.com/ > > > > All the best, > > > > Adam > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________ > > Meteorite-list mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________ > > Meteorite-list mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > > > ______________________________________________ > Meteorite-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > ______________________________________________ > Meteorite-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
