The person behind the land sale on the moon is Dennis Hope, founder and owner of Lunar Embassy Corp of Gardnerville, Nev. The company claims it holds property rights and in terms of numbers, “Nine altogether,” Hope revealed. “When we started, Pluto was still considered a planet.”
In 1968, Hope was divorced, unemployed and lived in San Francisco and wished he owned property “Then I saw the moon,” he recalls. “I thought, there’s a lot of property up there.”
Hope, to own property consulted the governing document of outer space, the “Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, Including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies”. The treaty forbids the nations of Earth from making territorial claims on other planets but does not address what claims might legally be made by private companies.
The buyers of the biggest parcels, he claims, have included 1,800 corporations, including two leading U.S. hotel chains. “The very biggest property we’ve sold was 2.66 million acres. We sold that for $45,000. Today, that same parcel could run you $2.66 million.”
On Mars, sites not for sale and off-limits. “Unfortunately, certain places on Mars are not for sale because we firmly believe that they should remain for the good of all Mankind. This includes the famous “Face on Mars,” as well as the “Pyramids on Mars.” It would be irresponsible of the Lunar Embassy to sell these historic areas of general interest.”
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