Loony or logical? Bill favors national park on moon

[Locutus]

CAPE CANAVERAL — Imagine a U.S. National Park like Yellowstone or the Great Smoky Mountains on the moon, one that would protect artifacts left behind by the Apollo astronauts. Sound crazy? It’s not as far-fetched as it seems.A bill introduced in Congress recently would “endow the artifacts as a National Historic Park, thereby asserting unquestioned ownership rights over the Apollo lunar landing artifacts.”

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http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20130715/SPACE/307150026/

 

[gerryh]

CAPE CANAVERAL — Imagine a U.S. National Park like Yellowstone or the Great Smoky Mountains on the moon, one that would protect artifacts left behind by the Apollo astronauts. Sound crazy? It’s not as far-fetched as it seems.A bill introduced in Congress recently would “endow the artifacts as a National Historic Park, thereby asserting unquestioned ownership rights over the Apollo lunar landing artifacts.”

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http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20130715/SPACE/307150026/

They can't. The U.N. 1967 Outer Space Treaty covers this.

Treaties, Declarations and Principles

 

[lone wolf]

Treaty? Government? Surely you jest....

 

[eh1eh]

Moonifest destiny.