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[–] Olhonestjim 13 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

I'm not sure, but that might exceed the total monetary value of the entire solar system if completely disassembled and sold as raw material. Anybody wanna try and do the math? Cause I know I can't.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Most countries in the world are party to the Outer Space Treaty:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outer_Space_Treaty

Article II

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.

Basically, all countries realistically capable of trying to enforce such a claim are party to the treaty.

So as things stand, nobody can really own any celestial bodies outside Earth.

I imagine that if humanity survives and spreads and starts to have interest in resources elsewhere, that that may change, but as things stand, the effective value of everything up there is pretty much zero, because you can't own anything other than spacecraft that you launch.

[–] Olhonestjim 1 points 2 weeks ago

Yes, I'm aware of the treaty, but that thing won't be worth the paper it's written on if the billionaires think they can have their own asteroids.