So... what exactly it means? No one can own nothing there?
basically No nation can claim rights over the moon, private citizens can theoretically own peices, but good luck getting to it, using it, and defending your rights if someone else decides they own your part of the moon too.[/QUOTE]
That is right. Private citizen can "try" to own a part of the moon, but since a nation can't claim it and thus that property is NOT protected by that nation, so in theory anyone can rob you of your stuff unless you can protect your own stuff (in theory)
Now lets say if U.S. built a moon-base, I'm sure that base would be consider U.S. property as long it is functioning and occupied, once abandon, does it consider to be U.S. property or anyone can scavenge it?[/QUOTE]
Potentially, yes, I mean, if it you are going to invest something being built in another celestial bodie an then abandon it you probably had a good reason to do so.
Either way, If we do indeed get to colonize the moon, I can see this cause some major problems. I actually picturing those crazy people that shoot anyone near they houses... IN SPACE![/QUOTE]
Yea. I'm sure the structure will have some nation sovereignty attach to it, but probably limit to the actual structure + some distant that would be consider "x" nation unless you abandon then someone else can take over.
(of course this is a total guess) I remember that the U.S. WAS planning a moon colony but not sure what happen to that idea.[/QUOTE]
This is starting to remind me of a book I need to finish one of these days -
EDIT: Heheh, just noticed the other book by Heinlein that Gas showed before.
