Neil Armstrong's bootprint on the moon is now protected by U.S. law
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Re: Neil Armstrong's bootprint on the moon is now protected by U.S. law
#2In other news, the entire Universe is a nature park according to the town council of Nowhere, Wyoming.
Just kidding. But what's the point of legislating things beyond our control?
Re: Neil Armstrong's bootprint on the moon is now protected by U.S. law
#3Just reading the headline leads me to the immediate reaction:
Who cares about a U.S. law outside of US jurisdiction?
If the U.S. wants other countries to follow the same rules they need to make international treaties like the outer space treaty from 1967. That requires actual diplomacy of course.
Re: Neil Armstrong's bootprint on the moon is now protected by U.S. law
#4Just reading the headline leads me to the immediate reaction: Who cares about a U.S. law outside of US jurisdiction? If the U.S. wants other countries to follow the same rules they need to make international treaties like the outer space treaty from 1967. That requires actual diplomacy of course.
No one cares, but US is probably closest to landing on the moon. In 20 years we might have private companies flying to the moon, this type of law will prohibit someone from taking the footprint to bring it back to Earth.
Re: Neil Armstrong's bootprint on the moon is now protected by U.S. law
#5Just reading the headline leads me to the immediate reaction: Who cares about a U.S. law outside of US jurisdiction? If the U.S. wants other countries to follow the same rules they need to make international treaties like the outer space treaty from 1967. That requires actual diplomacy of course.
Better still, it applies only to companies and only to companies working with Nasa.
Re: Neil Armstrong's bootprint on the moon is now protected by U.S. law
#6Just reading the headline leads me to the immediate reaction: Who cares about a U.S. law outside of US jurisdiction? If the U.S. wants other countries to follow the same rules they need to make international treaties like the outer space treaty from 1967. That requires actual diplomacy of course.
> Who cares about a U.S. law outside of US jurisdiction?
Alas, Julian Assange for one, as an Australian citizen, indicted for breaking a US law while not in the US. The recent UK court decision not to extradite him to the US nevertheless in no way disputes US standing nor jurisdiction, and he remains in custody while the US appeals. So, we're all living in America.
Re: Neil Armstrong's bootprint on the moon is now protected by U.S. law
#7Just reading the headline leads me to the immediate reaction: Who cares about a U.S. law outside of US jurisdiction? If the U.S. wants other countries to follow the same rules they need to make international treaties like the outer space treaty from 1967. That requires actual diplomacy of course.
The article points this out. This particular law only relates to companies working with NASA on lunar projects to protect American landing sites.
It can be seen as a "small step" (pun intended) to creating something larger like the World Heritage Convention, via diplomacy as you say.
Re: Neil Armstrong's bootprint on the moon is now protected by U.S. law
#8Just reading the headline leads me to the immediate reaction: Who cares about a U.S. law outside of US jurisdiction? If the U.S. wants other countries to follow the same rules they need to make international treaties like the outer space treaty from 1967. That requires actual diplomacy of course.
This is hardly an unusual concept on earth. You are still subject to the laws of your flag nation when sailing in international waters. Antarctica is not officially owned by anyone but researchers may still be subject to laws at home.
Re: Neil Armstrong's bootprint on the moon is now protected by U.S. law
#9well done, US long-arm jurisdiction on the moon!
Re: Neil Armstrong's bootprint on the moon is now protected by U.S. law
#10In other news, the entire Universe is a nature park according to the town council of Nowhere, Wyoming. Just kidding. But what's the point of legislating things beyond our control?
A couple of reasons.
1. Your nationals can be expected to follow your laws.
2. You can use this as a stepping stone to asking other countries to normalize their laws to be similar to yours, or for a treaty negotiation, or for a UN decision.
The principle of this law isn't a bad one, and it should be extended to other early artifacts of lunar exploration.