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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Space resources
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…
Explainers14 min read
14 min
Space Law Cases: The Disputes That Shaped the Field
Space law has little case law of its own, so most of the rules operators rely on were made in ordinary courts. From Cosmos 954 and…
Explainers12 min read
12 min
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…
Insights8 min read
8 min
Who Owns What on the Moon? Article II, the Artemis Accords and Space Resources
Nobody can own the Moon and everyone agrees on that. Whether a company owns the regolith it digs is unsettled, and how it gets settled decides…