[f_allwein]

> The treaty explicitly forbids any government from claiming a celestial resource such as the Moon or a planet, claiming that they are the common heritage of mankind.

Interesting that this applies in outer space, but not on Earth...

[Mikeb85]

> Interesting that this applies in outer space, but not on Earth...

To be fair, this also applies to Antarctica. And of course, the rest of the world was already claimed by the time we truly had a 'globalized' world.

[bliti]

Until somebody manages to set up a long term camp on the Moon. It's the nature of humanity.

[enobrev]

I doubt the Moon-Colony Lobby will have much pull with local governments.

[planteen]

The real question is if the local governments will have any reach...

[falcor84]

The reverse trajectory though is significantly simpler.[0]

[0]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_driver#Mass_drivers_as_we...