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		wonderwonder on Sept 12, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: SpaceX Astronauts Begin Spacewalk, Putting New Spa... if spacex goes and builds a base on mars, that area is theirs. If they build a very large base they own a very large area. If they then decide to move their headquarters to mars, what is anyone on earth going to do about it? This is truly a possession is 9/10 of the law scenario.

takinola on Sept 14, 2024 [–]

They would need to have a self-sufficient base otherwise a good old-fashioned blockage would be very effective.

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