PRIVATE PROPERTY IN SPACE RESOURCES

摘要

By treaty, space resources are categorized as the common property of humanity. The public interest appears to exclude private ownership. However, part of the space governance movement is a plan for private ownership of equitable estates in space resources. The common law model is revisited and the historical analogy is made. Real property is distinguished from personal property; space resources are distinguished from space objects; and public interests are separated from private property. Common law possessory estates with limited life are recommended.