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Re:US Set to Approve Private Moon Mission by jessaustin on Monday June 06, 2016 @05:58AM (#11845601)
If Bezos's bird comes down on my house, I'd prefer there exist a venue in which to sue him.

This doesn't seem to have much to do with outer space treaties, unless perhaps your house is on the moon. Assuming that isn't the case, your house is protected by the laws of the nation in which it is located, and perhaps those of other nations as well.

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Re:US Set to Approve Private Moon Mission by schrodinger on Monday June 06, 2016 @06:54AM (#11845797)
Presumably to get to space you still have to take off from somewhere on the planet, no?
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Re:US Set to Approve Private Moon Mission by Bluestrike2 on Monday June 06, 2016 @07:50AM (#11846036)
Existing legal frameworks would suffice for pretty much anything in-atmosphere. The fact that the rocket is heading into space is largely irrelevant.
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