Will the next space race be for real estate on the moon?

Rita de Brún believes the next stage of the space race will be for — lunar real estate.

No government is allowed to own the moon or any other celestial body. Under the Outer Space Treaty they are ‘the province of all mankind’.

The fact that the treaty doesn’t expressly prohibit individuals or corporate enterprises from owning them is a loophole that has enriched some and concerned others.