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Re:SpaceX craft overshot Mars’ orbit and is headed to astero... by JoeAltmaier on Wednesday February 07, 2018 @05:07PM (#16328461)
Sure, they wrote that. But once you're out there, what treaties apply? Nobody exerts hegemony over the Moon. Its all hot air.
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Re:SpaceX craft overshot Mars’ orbit and is headed to astero... by danaliv on Wednesday February 07, 2018 @05:11PM (#16328486)
This conversation is about whether NASA would object to an FAA-issued launch license on the basis of potential contamination, not whether there are police on the moon.
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Re:SpaceX craft overshot Mars’ orbit and is headed to astero... by JoeAltmaier on Wednesday February 07, 2018 @05:18PM (#16328519)
Right; NASA would have to decide to observe some unenforceable treaty. They also have to decide whether to launch on national leprechaun day or not. I'm not sure why either is an issue NASA would step up to try and enforce.
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Re:SpaceX craft overshot Mars’ orbit and is headed to astero... by HeyLaughingBoy on Thursday February 08, 2018 @05:25PM (#16336150)
There's a National Leprechaun Day? How comes I missed that memo?
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