Who owns the Moon?

Commentary: It's time to decide who owns the moon

With Artemis II, humans recaptured an opportunity they abandoned a half-century ago. When the Apollo missions ended, Americans put quotes around the words “space exploration,” never again venturing farther from Earth than New York is from Pittsburgh. To avoid fumbling the opportunity a second time, we need to take seriously something that we’ve been politely ignoring. We need to decide who owns the moon. The topic sounds academic because lunar …

Who owns the Moon?

GUEST COMMENTARY: Leave ownership undefined, and the moon will become a playground for politicians and their cronies. Establish property rights before the scramble begins, and entrepreneurs and investors will have incentives to discover uses the rest of us cannot yet…