2 sources
US President Trump just said the Moon is America’s
He's not the first to try claiming it - here's the full, slightly chaotic history of Moon ownership. US President
By Gossip Lanka News English
Read full articleSummary
However, according to international space law, no country can claim sovereign ownership of the Moon. Planting a flag on the lunar surface or making a social media post does not create legal ownership, and the Moon is designated as the common heritage of all humankind by that treaty. Despite these legal limitations, America's rapid space operations program is underway behind this statement.
What this story is about
People
- Jared Isaacman
- Donald Trump
- Trump
Organisations
- Space Force
- Truth
Places
- United States2
- United Kingdom
- Soviet Union
- New Mexico
- South Pole
- Russia
- China
- Earth
Keywords
- america2
- moon2
- criticism
- president
- chaotic
- claim
- draws
- just
- ours
- owns
Names and places drawn from every article in this story. The number shows how many of them mentioned it.
Share this story
Send the whole picture, not one version of it.
Also reported by
2 newsrooms have reported this story
Full coverage