re: Normal rules of Salvage apply

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SpaceExpert — 8/6/2008 3:34:36 AM (archived)

Under the Outer Space Treaty and the Registration Convention any object left on the Moon are the property of the launching state. In the case of Apollo that means the USA. Maritime Salvage laws do not apply to space.

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An incentive for private travel to the Moon. - Bowser - 8/5/2008 4:37:51 AM
- Don't they belong to the US? - Raoul - 8/5/2008 5:34:10 AM
  - Normal rules of Salvage apply - nick hoffman - 8/5/2008 12:52:40 PM
    - re: Normal rules of Salvage apply - SpaceExpert - 8/6/2008 3:34:36 AM
      - re: Normal rules of Salvage apply. - Thank you. - Marcia - 8/7/2008 2:07:05 AM
        
        re: Normal rules of Salvage apply. - Thank you. - btw: - Marcia - 8/7/2008 2:12:02 AM
        
        re: Normal rules of Salvage apply. - Thank you. - btw, the link is... - Marcia - 8/7/2008 2:39:35 AM
    - They are major parts of human history - Socrates II - 8/6/2008 2:06:22 AM
      - Visiting the sites - Raoul - 8/6/2008 6:10:48 PM
        
        I did not say the sites could not or should not be studied for science and history - Socrates II - 8/7/2008 3:17:44 AM
      - No, I don't want to see pillage - Nick Hoffman - 8/6/2008 3:56:44 AM
        
        re: No, I don't want to see pillage - SpaceExpert - 8/7/2008 2:13:49 AM
        
        Space law is clear on ownership - SpaceExpert - 8/7/2008 1:42:09 AM
        
        That's great news, imho - McFly - 8/7/2008 4:02:43 PM
        
        Armstrong's first (left) footprint was already erased by..himself! - Raoul - 8/10/2008 2:01:01 PM
        
        You know what Armstrong once said about his own lunar footprints... - Socrates II - 8/13/2008 4:54:17 PM
        
        re: Space law is clear on ownership (Flag Law) - Raoul - 8/7/2008 9:18:56 AM
        
        Thanks. One lives and learns... - Nick Hoffman - 8/7/2008 3:49:41 AM
        
        Moon museum: Race to save space relics - Socrates II - 8/7/2008 5:07:59 AM

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