could some billionaire just wake up one morning and decide that when he dies, he’s going to be buried on the moon?

Question

What are the laws actually guiding issues like this? Who actually owns space bodies? Is outer space actually a no man’s land?

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Answer 1

Getting your ashes shot into orbit is doable right now. Only one person has managed a moon burial thus far (likewise, only one person has managed to get onto a deep space mission), but it’s probably possible to get a slot reserved for a moon mission.