Archive for the 'Law' Category

Can I Legally Own Land on the Moon?

Yes, you can own land on the Moon.
The main obstacle to owning land on the Moon, or indeed any other celestial body, used to be that there was no legal system of property law, or indeed any law, on the Moon and thus no rights of ownership could be created. No right of ownership can [...]

Politics and Financing

Here is an interesting quote, from an article on Space.Com about Bigelow’ plans to use an Atlas rocket to service his private space station, from Michael Gold, Corporate Counsel for Bigelow Aerospace:
Gold said that the great irony of space is that the technology has never been the limiting factor. “It’s a matter of politics. It’s [...]