Who owns the Moon? The Outer Space Treaty & Moon Mining Rights Who owns the Moon? Do the Moon landings make a country stakeholder as per the outer space treaty? Space treaties for Mining on Moon & other celestial bodies are already enacted. Find out the implications of Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin lunar landing . Who owns the Moon ? One of the most iconic pictures of a flag ever taken on the moon is with Buzz Aldrin standing next to the U.S flag. The incident of planting the U.S flag on the lunar soil created a buzz around the world community, “ Who owns the Moon? ” The alarm bells were ringing since many believed that the U.S is going to claim our nearest neighbor. Their perspective was logical according to the historical incidents. A century ago, on our own planet planting a flag means claiming a territory for the motherland. Now, the question arises, whether planting the flag on lunar soil signify U.S jurisdiction over the lun...
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