Can you own a piece of property on a different planet? Professor Glenn Reynolds of the University of Tennessee College of Law explains the basis of property rights on Mars and other celestial bodies, including how such rights would be recognized by the United States government.
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Related Links:
Who Owns the Moon? The Case for Lunar Property Rights
http://www.popularmechanics.com/space/moon-mars/a3358/4264325/
H.R.2262 – U.S. Commercial Space Launch Competitiveness Act https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2262/text
How property rights in outer space may lead to a scramble to exploit the moon’s resources
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/innovations/wp/2015/11/18/how-property-rights-in-outer-space-may-lead-to-a-scramble-to-exploit-the-moons-resources/?utm_term=.a522b49b6315
Property Rights in Space
