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Re:India to launch Mars mission this year: President by lignuist on Thursday February 21, 2013 @05:12AM (#5256583)
Claiming property of whatever they find up there?
Re:India to launch Mars mission this year: President by objclxt on Thursday February 21, 2013 @06:01AM (#5256739)
India has both signed and ratified the Outer Space Treaty, that prohibits countries from making territorial claims on celestial bodies.

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

Re:India to launch Mars mission this year: President by lignuist on Thursday February 21, 2013 @07:29AM (#5256988)
Good to know, thanks. BTW, I was not particularly referring to India, but to countries that simultaneously start such missions. It seems, Bhutan did not sign yet, so we can get nervous when they start a mission. ;)