Who owns the moon? Whoever gets there AND exploits it first. Otherwise, our money would have "in Odin we trust" or "in the Great Spirit we trust" or some such on it.

I won't be surprised to see "The United Moon Republic of AOL-Time-Warner" before I die. Talk about off-off-shore investments.

At least until the future permanent colonists declare independance. As real estate goes, the moon is only terribly useful as a base to mine the asteroids, and eventually as a tourist destination.