Lunar Embassy Says US Cannot Claim the Moon Under International Obligations
The organization, which sells lunar property deeds, argued that while nations are barred from claiming celestial bodies, private individuals can do so, according to TASS.
The Lunar Embassy, an organization known for selling deeds to plots of land on the Moon and other celestial bodies, has said that the United States cannot lay claim to the Moon because of its existing international obligations, according to a report by Russian news agency TASS.
TASS reported that the organization stated nations are bound by international agreements that prevent sovereign claims over the Moon and other celestial bodies.
According to TASS, the Lunar Embassy added that, unlike governments, private individuals can lay claim to celestial bodies.
TASS did not provide further details on the specific international agreements referenced or the context prompting the organization's statement.
The Lunar Embassy is a private organization that has for decades marketed the sale of land parcels on the Moon, Mars and other celestial bodies to individual buyers, though such sales are not recognized as legally binding property transfers under international space law by most governments and legal experts.
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