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The moon is American territory, right?

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Well yes, but do you have a flag?
 
Nobody has territorial rights over the moon:

Q: Can any State claim a part of outer space as its own?
A: No. The Outer Space Treaty states that outer space, including the Moon and other celestial bodies is not subject to national appropriation by claim of sovereignty, by means of use or occupation, or by any other means. The Treaty establishes the exploration and use of outer space as the "province of all mankind." The Moon Agreement expands on these provisions by stating that neither the surface nor the subsurface of the Moon, nor any part thereof, or natural resources in place, shall become property of any State, international intergovernmental or non-governmental organization, national organization or non-governmental entity or of any natural person.
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No it isn't.

the exploration and use of outer space shall be carried out for the benefit and in the interests of all countries and shall be the province of all mankind;
outer space shall be free for exploration and use by all States;
outer space is not subject to national appropriation by claim of sovereignty, by means of use or occupation, or by any other means;
States shall not place nuclear weapons or other weapons of mass destruction in orbit or on celestial bodies or station them in outer space in any other manner;
the Moon and other celestial bodies shall be used exclusively for peaceful purposes;
astronauts shall be regarded as the envoys of mankind;
States shall be responsible for national space activities whether carried out by governmental or non-governmental activities;
States shall be liable for damage caused by their space objects; and
States shall avoid harmful contamination of space and celestial bodies.
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http://www.oosa.unvienna.org/SpaceLaw/outerspt.html
 
Though several flags of the United States have been symbolically planted on the moon, the U.S. government makes no claim to any part of the Moon's surface. The U.S. is party to the Outer Space Treaty, which places the Moon under the same jurisdiction as international waters
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But, if tomorrow Bush comes out and says "We claim the moon", can anyone stop him/us?

I want the fucking moon.
 
Just wait until some nation starts collecting the helium isotope that's so prevalent on the moon -- the one that would provide almost limitless free energy. Then we'll see who "owns" what.
 
outer space is not subject to national appropriation by claim of sovereignty, by means of use or occupation, or by any other means;
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Fuck this. I'm sure if we'd all start saying shit like "We own Mars.", that would quicken the space race. I'm sure Korea would be all like "well shit, lets hurry up and get to pluto before they take it"

This 'no claim' shit is bullshit.
 
Wait, if space is not subject to anything, couldn't people (given the resources) build WMD's up there without being subject to international law?

OH NOES!1 SPACE TERRORISTS RUN FREE!!!
 
The U.S. is party to the Outer Space Treaty, which places the Moon under the same jurisdiction as international waters
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Monkey knife FIGHTS......on the fucking MOON!!!!!!!!

But really, space is basically free of all rules. So I could take someone into space, kill them, and not get put in jail. Pretty swanky.
 
Russians never landed on the moon. Next man on the moon will probably either be American or Chinese. But in the next 50 years China will have a claim.

NASA apparently wants to operate the Moon like the south pole. Once its Apollo 360 program is developement (pardon the Xbox pun) they want to send components of a lunar base with each mission, and eventually having human habitation on the moon for months at a time. There will probably be eventually co-operation with China and other countries.
 
The moon is for sale:

www.lunarembassy.com

From Wikipedia:

Possibly the most famous of these "lunar realtors" is Dennis Hope, who has set up websites called Lunar Embassy and MoonEstates.com to allow the purchase of one-acre (4,000 m²) tracts on the Moon. Purchasers can receive an official-looking title deed and a map of the Moon showing the location of their particular plot.

Hope states that he has filed claims with the United Nations regarding his ownership of not only the Moon, but also all other planets and bodies of the solar system. However, legal experts - both for the UN and other entities - have ruled in the past that the Moon is considered res communis, the same legal concept governing international waters, which means that everyone owns it. Regardless of his filing, the UN does not recognize HopeÂ’s actions as binding and considers his deeds a harmless novelty.
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temp said:
Maybe he just wants to make money.
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Yeah, he makes tons of money in the novelty certificate of ownership business. He was even on Conan O'Brien getting all kinds of free advertising by pretending to be dead serious about his business.
 
claiming ownership of celestial bodies is what World War 3, 4 or maybe 5 will be started over. :P

Shompola said:
The russians were the first ones in outer space, therefore they own the space and everything in it lol.
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by that logic the first person in the ocean owned it and all land mass within it.
 
Bob White said:
Fuck this. I'm sure if we'd all start saying shit like "We own Mars.", that would quicken the space race. I'm sure Korea would be all like "well shit, lets hurry up and get to pluto before they take it"

This 'no claim' shit is bullshit.
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Aw, we sad yankee doodle doesn't own the moon?
 
ConfusingJazz said:
What, are moon insurgents led by moon al-Zarqawi going to stop our moon hummers?
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I want a moon hummer.
 
ManaByte said:
http://moon.google.com/
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jesus, i thought this was just another google joke till i clicked and it actually worked.

when are they going to start installing cameras in my bedroom then?
 
MIMIC said:
So if I went up there and took a piss on that American flag, no one could do anything about it? :)
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I always thought it'd be kind of funny if the Chinese went up there and knocked the American flag into space and planted their own. I bet that would get NASA some funding.

The USA-China pissing contest on the Moon would kick the shit out of the Cold war :lol
 
silver said:
It belongs to no one.

But Americans will probably (help) fuck the moon up, too.
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right, because the rest of the world is perfect and will think of only peace and love when it comes to the moon, as they think regarding the earth.

read a history book and realize america's not the only bad guy- humanity is the bad guy
 
The moon will be owned by the first nation to put a base there with weapons to defend that base. Whatever a treaty says is meaningless under the weight of a gun pointed in your face.

And that's the real truth.
 
Shompola said:
The russians were the first ones in outer space, therefore they own the space and everything in it lol.
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Which would mean they own Earth since we're in space too, eh comrade? :lol
 
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