Property and sovereignty in space − as countries and companies take to the stars, they could run into disputes
https://theconversation.com/property-and-sovereignty-in-space-as-countries-and-companies-take-to-the-stars-they-could-run-into-disputes-245334
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>Private citizens and companies may one day begin to [permanently settle outer space and celestial bodies](https://www.nasa.gov/headquarters/library/find/bibliographies/space-colonization/). But if we don’t enact governing laws in the meantime, space settlers may face legal chaos.
>Many wars on Earth [start over territorial disputes](https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=view_citation&hl=en&user=FiHQR_8AAAAJ&citation_for_view=FiHQR_8AAAAJ:d1gkVwhDpl0C). In order to avoid such disputes in outer space, nations should consider enacting national laws that specify the extent of each settler’s authority in outer space and provide a process to resolve conflicts.