For all its legalese – fortunately brief – the question of legal TITLE to utilise space resources seems to be left hanging there. My crystal ball says that they will try to keep negotiations in this regard very quiet. However, if the principle of “first discoverer” comes up, there could be some interesting things coming out as various parties claim “we got there first”. The document stresses return by humans to the Moon, followed by travel to Mars and more; but who says that robotic exploration will not be put forward to support various claims? Think Mars Rover.
For all its legalese – fortunately brief – the question of legal TITLE to utilise space resources seems to be left hanging there. My crystal ball says that they will try to keep negotiations in this regard very quiet. However, if the principle of “first discoverer” comes up, there could be some interesting things coming out as various parties claim “we got there first”. The document stresses return by humans to the Moon, followed by travel to Mars and more; but who says that robotic exploration will not be put forward to support various claims? Think Mars Rover.