Space Real Estate: Private Claims, International Law, and the Quest for Governance

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Private claims to Moon and space real estate have been made by people such as A. Dean Lindsay, James T. Mangan, Robert R. Coles, Dennis Hope, and Richard Garriott, but they have no legal standing because outer space is reserved for all humankind and private ownership is prohibited by international treaties.

Astronomy:Extraterrestrial real estate
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Astronomy:Extraterrestrial real estate

Extraterrestrial real estate refers to claims of land ownership on other planets, natural satellites, or parts of space by certain organizations or individuals. Previous claims are not recognized by any authority, and have no legal standing. Nevertheless, some private individuals and organizations have...