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Trump signs an executive order allowing mining the moon and asteroids

Dabei hatte die Sache im Januar 1967, also noch vor der Mondlandung, mit dem internationalen Vertrag zur Erforschung und Nutzung des Weltraums einschließlich des Mondes und anderer Himmelskörper

Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies

scheinbar so uneigennützig und harmonisch begonnen:

As of June 2019, the treaty has been signed by no less than 109 countries, while another 23 have signed it but have not yet completed the ratification process. At the same time, there has been an ongoing debate regarding the full meaning and implications of the treaty. Specifically, Article II of the treaty states: "Outer space, including the moon and other celestial bodies, is not subject to national appropriation by claim of sovereignty, by means of use or occupation, or by any other means."

Der Vertrag schließt also die Aneignung von Himmelskörpern wie den Mond durch nationale Souveränitätsansprüche explizit aus. Allerdings gab es schon bald Debatten darüber, ob das von vornherein auch die Ausbeutung von Rohstoffen durch kommerzielle Konzerne betrifft. Das sollte zwar durch den Mondvertrag von 1979 geklärt werden:

Moon Treaty

Allerdings hat dann keiner der wesentlichen Spieler im bemannten Raumflug den Vertrag unterschrieben, so dass dieser Vertrag praktisch bedeutungslos ist:

It has not been ratified by any state that engages in self-launched human spaceflight or has plans to do so (e.g. the United States, the larger part of the member states of the European Space Agency, Russia (former Soviet Union), People's Republic of China and Japan) since its creation in 1979, and thus it has little to no relevancy in international law.

Und jetzt hat Trump die kommerzielle Nutzung des Weltraums und seiner Resourcen freigegeben: Executive Order

Das wird allerdings nicht von allen Seiten begrüßt:

In fact, Russia's space agency (Roscosmos) officially condemned the executive order and likened it to colonialism. These sentiments were summed up in a statement issued by Sergey Saveliev, Roscosmos' deputy director-general on international cooperation:

"Attempts to expropriate outer space and aggressive plans to actually seize territories of other planets hardly set the countries (on course for) fruitful cooperation. There have already been examples in history when one country decided to start seizing territories in its interest - everyone remembers what came of it."


Shammas & Holen: One giant leap for capitalistkind - private enterprise in outer space

Shammas and Holen assert that the commercial exploitation of space will benefit human beings disproportionately. At the heart of this effort are Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and other Silicon Valley-billionaires that - contrary to their humanist pretenses - are looking to expand their wealth while taking advantage of the fact that there is little to no oversight in this area.
 
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Dazu bräuchte Trump erstmal ein funktionierendes Raumschiff ;)
 
Kein Raumschiff, kein Benehmen, kein.............ach lassen wir das...

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