Rules of the road

Who is allowed to own what you dig up. The 1967 treaty, the 2015 U.S. law and the Artemis Accords, read from the documents.

Start here: Who owns what you mine in space? The law, in three documents

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   Who owns what you mine in space? The law, in three documents

   The 1967 Outer Space Treaty, the 2015 U.S. Commercial Space Launch Competitiveness Act and the Artemis Accords, read in order.
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   The Artemis Accords, read for miners

   Seventy-seven countries have signed a non-binding document about the Moon. Two sections matter if you plan to dig.
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   Uzbekistan makes 77 Artemis Accords signatories. The resource clause rides along

   Each signature is another government endorsing the U.S. reading of who may own extracted space resources. 2026 has added 17.

Other reading paths

• Break in: join the mission (10 reads)
• Space resources 101 (6 reads)
• The money (5 reads)
• The race to the south pole (7 reads)