Who Gave NASA Permission to Bomb the Moon?

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Who gave NASA permission to bomb the moon? Is it legal for NASA to bomb the moon?

It is not like their latest quest to mine for water on the moon was based on the major consensus of the American people. I think I speak for many when I say I was horrified by NASA's latest expedition.

It reminded me of the 2008 Olympic event held in Beijing, where Chinese officials strategically attempted to control the weather with cloud seeding. They had rockets filled with pellets of Silver Iodide on stand by just in case any rain clouds were to approach Beijing. If ominous weather were to threaten the Olympic events Chinese officials would give the OK to shoot the rockets into the atmosphere in order to make the rain clouds dump out all of its precipitation before reaching Beijing. What ramifications would this have had on the atmosphere we share? How would traces of silver iodide impact our lungs, our ozone, our water, or those with sensitive respiratory ailments, etc?

U.S. flags have been emblematically planted on the Moon, although no nation can claim ownership of any part of the Moon's surface. According to the World Space Guide there are currently 11 countries sponsoring space agencies with space launch capabilities. 4 of those 11 countries have space agencies with manned spaceflight capability.

What if another nation decides to look for iron on the moon by bombing it. Would we allow a country to possibly blow up any celestial body, inevitably changing the solar landscape (or solar-scape) forever? If something catastrophic happened to the moon, what impact would that have on the earth's surface, the force of gravity, or the balance of the rest of our galaxy?

An Outer Space Treaty was created to outline the basic legal framework of international space law in 2006 to govern the use of space. But it ironically leaves too much space. It only prohibits nuclear weapons and military uses. There was nothing illegal about NASA bombing the moon we all share according to the Outer Space Treaty. But NASA's explosive space mission is illegal according to the Moon Treaty.

  • Is it legal for NASA to bomb the moon?
  • NASA's recent mission was not worth the risks or taxpayer's money.
  • What should NASA really be doing in space?
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