In 1969, the idea of building a permanent settlement on the moon might have seemed impossible.
But as the US, China, and Japan battle it out in a new space race, Earth’s territorial disputes may soon extend into space.
When Neil Armstrong first planted the American flag on the moon, it might have looked a lot like he was staking the US’s claim.
But can anybody really own the moon, or was Armstrong’s flag planting no more legally significant than