September 18th, 2003, 04:19 PM
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Re: OT: future of a manned space exploration.
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Originally posted by Narrew:
... go to Mars, and claim it as their own ...
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Unfortunately the USA has signed a treaty (The Moon treaty  ) that disallows claiming space objects for goverments or private industries. Many think this is causing companies not to try to go to space to get resources (the obvious reason after lebensraum). The emphasis is all on Space Tourism, Satillite Graveyards, and such.
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