“It’s like anything else - whoever settles it first is in a better position to influence or dictate terms of settlement.”
Well, we’ve already entered into a treaty saying that territory in outer space “shall be the province of all mankind” and “is not subject to national appropriation by claim of sovereignty, by means of use or occupation, or by any other means”.
How comforting. I stand by my comments.
Uh huh.....you forgot possession is 9/10th of the law. NASA stays and our footprints on the moon stay!