FILM 02 · SPACE
Billionaires bought the Moon.Who owns it?The record.
Nations, billionaires and the law above us.
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The original English film, sources on screen.
Who owns the Moon?
The new race for space
Nations, billionaires and the law above us
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The method receipt
Computed from this film’s source list before lock.
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Primary documents first
19 of 24 sources are primary: treaties, statutes, records.
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A second researcher re-derived every claim
24 / 24 rebuilt by R. Menon before lock, 2 Oct.
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The citation sits beside the claim
On screen for 100% of claim time.
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Published with the film
Source list, footage log of 61 clips, 3 things we could not verify.
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No side to take
Strongest case for each of 3 positions, then you decide.
Claims on screen
The 1967 Outer Space Treaty bars any nation from claiming the Moon.
Outer Space Treaty · UNOOSA · 1967 · Art. II · on screen at 02:14
CHECK ITA 2015 US law lets American companies own resources they mine in space.
U.S. Public Law 114-90 · 2015 · §51303 · on screen at 06:40
CHECK ITIndia signed the Artemis Accords in June 2023.
Artemis Accords signatory list · NASA · June 2023 · on screen at 11:05
CHECK ITThe 1979 Moon Agreement was never ratified by a major spacefaring nation.
Moon Agreement · UN Treaty Collection · status page · on screen at 15:32
CHECK ITChandrayaan-3 landed near the lunar south pole on 23 August 2023.
ISRO mission update · 23 Aug 2023 · on screen at 22:10
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