Re:India to launch Mars mission this year: President
by lignuist on Thursday February 21, 2013 @05:12AM
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Claiming property of whatever they find up there?
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Re:India to launch Mars mission this year: President
by objclxt on Thursday February 21, 2013 @06:01AM
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India has both signed and ratified the Outer Space Treaty, that prohibits countries from making territorial claims on celestial bodies.
Re:India to launch Mars mission this year: President
by lignuist on Thursday February 21, 2013 @07:29AM
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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. ;)