Can You Buy Land on the Moon? What the Law Says About Lunar Deeds
Can you buy land on the Moon? No. Why lunar deeds have no legal effect, what the Outer Space Treaty says, and…
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Non-appropriation
Who Governs Mars? Mars Colony Law, the Outer Space Treaty and the ‘Free Planet’ Clause
Mars colony law explained: why no one can own Mars, whose law applies in a settlement, the Starlink 'free planet' clause and…
The Artemis Accords Explained: What They Say, Who Has Signed and Why It Matters
The Artemis Accords explained: what the text says, why Sections 10 and 11 matter for lunar mining, and who the 76 signatories…
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The Moon Agreement: Why Almost No One Ratified It
Adopted in 1979, in force since 1984, and ratified by just 17 states, none of which launches its own astronauts. How one article on the common…
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The Outer Space Treaty Explained, Article by Article
Six of its seventeen articles do almost all the work. Here is what Articles I, II, VI, VII, VIII and IX actually say, and the four…