Why does anyone need the permission of the US government to fly to the Moon?
In the article (part that had to be edited out) there’s a reference to that conundrum.
My thought exactly except for navigational issues to avoid satellite collisions.
No wall on the border, but a regulatory wall of controlled airspace to get over - from sea level to about 60,000 feet. The remaining 250,000 miles, not so much.
It’s covered by the Living Constitution.
S/out of this world.
My first question also.
Exactly.
Unless it’s a US-based launch. Aren’t the French launching at sea. It would take a big ship to launch a moon mission. Launching near the equator is more efficient, but then you’d have to build the assembly and launch complex down there.
That’s what I’m wondering.
I get if you have to check-in with the DoD and NASA so people know what you are sending and who you are, so that Russia doesn’t think it’s some ICBM launch, but if you want to go, then head on out.
They do not need permission to fly to the Moon. They need permission to launch, and they need a place to launch from.
No “S”!
That’s the most dangerous precedence here.
Screw that noise.
By now you almost expect government to demand permits for the hiccups.
What the he11's the U.S. got to say about smebody going to the moon.
It's not like the U.S, has to be "ready" to go get them if there's trouble. Or it's the U.S.'s moon.
I'd tell the U.S. to "pound moon dust" if I were Moon Express.
The UN has some delusional laws regulating space exploration. It says that no country can claim any space object as property. LOL! What would they do about it?
The first people to develop FTL will rule regardless of any arrogant “laws” passed any govt or association of govts on Earth. All you have to do is fly out to some large orbiting rocks and then tell the earth to surrender or you will bombard it. You could drop rocks on any city or military installation and there would be absolutely nothing anyone could do about it.