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i guess so but it would be kind of pointless
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Well, you can save the expense of actually having to travel all the way there and plant a flag on it, but right now you can buy acre parcels of the moon. http://www.moonshop.com/ Of course, once the government gets involved, its all over, but for now you can tell all your friends you've got property on the moon...! ;-)
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Just long enough for some government or corporation to come in and usurp it.
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Not legally, no. There's an Outer Space Treaty, which 125 countries have signed up to. Aside from provisions preventing the use of celestial bodies for military purposes, there's also a section of the agreement that states, "outer space, including the Moon and other celestial bodies, is not subject to national appropriation by claim of sovereignty, by means of use or occupation, or by any other means" Basically, anything humanity didn't put in space is, by international treaty, common property, similar to how some parks or pathways are common land here on earth. Anything you put in space, however, remains yours, both in terms of ownership and responsibility. Some places sell certificates, with details about owning a piece of land on the moon. These companies can't sell the actual territory, though, so the certificates are just novelty items.
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As Eddie Izzard would say....do you have a flagggg?
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Interesting question, I would have to say yes. However, like on earth you claim it until somebody else conquers it.
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