It’s a good question. Who hasn’t, at some point, wondered to whom the Moon belongs? And these days, since we aren’t content to leave it as a source of occult influence, or a giant lump of cheese, its colonisation awaits. Humans haven’t stepped foot on it for 52 years – assuming you believe we did – but it isn’t difficult to imagine an Elon Musk character, or a Chinese mining conglomerate, declaring their “rights” to this enigmatic rock and asset-stripping the hell out of it. How can we – if we can – stop the Moon becoming yet another depleted resource?
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