law works because it’s effectively backed up by a state and that kind of
backed up by a state and that kind of
backed up by a state and that kind of breaks down in space a little bit the
breaks down in space a little bit the
breaks down in space a little bit the whole legality of who owns what is going
whole legality of who owns what is going
whole legality of who owns what is going to fill volumes there are international
to fill volumes there are international
to fill volumes there are international treaties that relate to space the UN
treaties that relate to space the UN
treaties that relate to space the UN outer space treaty 1967 says space is
outer space treaty 1967 says space is
outer space treaty 1967 says space is the common heritage of man and that
the common heritage of man and that
the common heritage of man and that there can be no claims of national
there can be no claims of national
there can be no claims of national sovereignty or appropriation but we also
sovereignty or appropriation but we also
sovereignty or appropriation but we also have a bill that we put through Congress
have a bill that we put through Congress
have a bill that we put through Congress to the President signed recently that
to the President signed recently that
to the President signed recently that says open if you go to bars and you
says open if you go to bars and you
says open if you go to bars and you establish a camp you can own them or you
establish a camp you can own them or you
establish a camp you can own them or you mine metals there you can own those
mine metals there you can own those
mine metals there you can own those metals well there’s no international
metals well there’s no international
metals well there’s no international agreement on that at all so who owns
agreement on that at all so who owns
agreement on that at all so who owns those resources those are kind of gray
those resources those are kind of gray
those resources those are kind of gray areas that will need to be developed
areas that will need to be developed
areas that will need to be developed these are very very old rules the idea
these are very very old rules the idea
these are very very old rules the idea of who owns what out in space you just
of who owns what out in space you just
of who owns what out in space you just apply the same rules as as we have now
apply the same rules as as we have now
apply the same rules as as we have now if I go out into international waters no
if I go out into international waters no
if I go out into international waters no country owns that no territory owns that
country owns that no territory owns that
country owns that no territory owns that there’s no authority over it but if I
there’s no authority over it but if I
there’s no authority over it but if I pull a fish out of the ocean it’s my
pull a fish out of the ocean it’s my
pull a fish out of the ocean it’s my fish but you can come up in your boat
fish but you can come up in your boat
fish but you can come up in your boat and pull a fish out of the same spot of
and pull a fish out of the same spot of
and pull a fish out of the same spot of the ocean that’s your fish if you’re a
the ocean that’s your fish if you’re a
the ocean that’s your fish if you’re a commercial venture and you go out and
commercial venture and you go out and
commercial venture and you go out and light an asteroid that’s yours because
light an asteroid that’s yours because
light an asteroid that’s yours because you went and got it but the people who
you went and got it but the people who
you went and got it but the people who ultimately end up owning the territory
ultimately end up owning the territory
ultimately end up owning the territory on Mars will not be countries on earth
on Mars will not be countries on earth
on Mars will not be countries on earth it’ll be the people who live there and
it’ll be the people who live there and
it’ll be the people who live there and they’re like we didn’t sign that treaty
they’re like we didn’t sign that treaty
they’re like we didn’t sign that treaty Mars is likely to be a lot like the Wild
Mars is likely to be a lot like the Wild
Mars is likely to be a lot like the Wild West who is going to stop somebody if
West who is going to stop somebody if
West who is going to stop somebody if there’s a private company that wants to
there’s a private company that wants to
there’s a private company that wants to go on the opposite side of Mars and they
go on the opposite side of Mars and they
go on the opposite side of Mars and they want to just drill into the side of Mars
want to just drill into the side of Mars
want to just drill into the side of Mars and see what they can find who’s gonna
and see what they can find who’s gonna
and see what they can find who’s gonna stop them no there’s not gonna be
stop them no there’s not gonna be
stop them no there’s not gonna be anybody to stop them
anybody to stop them
anybody to stop them you’re a homesteader on Mars and someone
you’re a homesteader on Mars and someone
you’re a homesteader on Mars and someone comes and starts home standing in your
comes and starts home standing in your
comes and starts home standing in your backyard no state is going to be able to
backyard no state is going to be able to
backyard no state is going to be able to support your claim so it might have a
support your claim so it might have a
support your claim so it might have a very you know kind of an old-school way
very you know kind of an old-school way
very you know kind of an old-school way of dealing with that it was the same way
of dealing with that it was the same way
of dealing with that it was the same way and
and
and American West law enforcement was the
American West law enforcement was the
American West law enforcement was the last thing to arrive rules were the last
last thing to arrive rules were the last
last thing to arrive rules were the last thing to arrive justice was the last
thing to arrive justice was the last
thing to arrive justice was the last thing to arrive Mars is likely to become
thing to arrive Mars is likely to become
thing to arrive Mars is likely to become very much an unruly place
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