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ZHUKOV, Gennadiĭ Petrovich. “Legal Status of the Moon.” Current, vol. 110, Sept. 1969, pp. 7–8. EBSCOhost, https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=rgr&AN=523881808&site=eds-live.

An article written by Andrew Brearly about the many rules and laws about the ownership of the night sky.

Brearley, Andrew. “Mining the Moon: Owning the Night Sky?” Astropolitics, vol. 4, no. 1, Spring 2006, pp. 43–67. EBSCOhost, https://doi.org/10.1080/14777620600762790.

Mining the Moon: Owning the night sky is an article written about the rules and regulations put in place for owning the night sky.

Siebrits, André. The Moon That Owns Itself: Exploring New Legal Avenues to Protect Cultural and Natural Heritage in Space. Springer International Publishing, 2020. EBSCOhost, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-38403-6_10.

A chapter from the book called Protection of Cultural Heritage Site on the Moon about the contact humans have made with the moon and what we have done to the moon so far.

Dawson, Linda. Who Controls Space and How. Springer International Publishing, 2018. EBSCOhost, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-93052-7_6.

A book about who controls space and how they do that called War in Space. The book talks about many different aspects of space including space law, space flight, and space mining.

Kopal, V. "Development of legal regulations concerning the peaceful uses of the Moon." Acta Astronautica, vol. 1, no. 5-6, 1974, pp. 627-641. OhioLINK Electronic Journal Center, doi:10.1016/0094-5765(74)90025-3.

This is an article written about the uses of the moon and how we have to take care of it. For example it talks about mining the moon for research and how we are only allowed to take so much.

Cheng, Bin. The 1967 Space Treaty. Oxford University Press, 1997. EBSCOhost, https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198257301.003.0009.

This is an article about the Space Treaty that was passed in 1967 and talks about the many laws made in order to keep space peaceful.

Cheng, Bin. Studies in International Space Law. Oxford University Press, 1997. EBSCOhost, https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198257301.001.0001.

This is a book all about space law and the many rules and regulations put into place in order to keep space a safe and peaceful place.

The legal status of the moon is that it is owned by everyone, but there are laws put into place in order to keep the moon safe. For example in 1967 the space treaty was signed, and made it so no one state could own the moon. It also included rules that made it so no state can go to the moon, carve out a place and claim it as their own. Making it so other countries can enter with their permission or closing it off so they cannot enter at all. Going against where the treaty states outer space is not subject to sovereignty, making it illegal to claim any part of the moon. The outer space treaty also includes many different laws about space exploration regarding the moon. One law being that all space exploration should be For the benefit of all countries making it illegal for one country to explore the moon and not report it. Leading into another law in the treaty which states that the moon and other celestial bodies should only be used for peaceful purposes. Making it impossible for countries to fight over who owns the moon or who owns any part of it while also holding countries accountable for any damage done to the moon or outer space in general.

The Outer Space Treaty also has laws for countries military’s and weapons. The first example being that the moon cannot be used for any military activity in order to try and keep the moon as peaceful as possible. This includes the testing of any military weapon and also the establishment of any military base. The treaty also bans any country from storing weapons of mass destructions such as nukes. In the attempt to make the moon as peaceful as possible.