Lead
Recently, an article titled "Can China Hand Over the Lunar Soil Brought Back by Chang'e-6" sparked heated discussions on the Internet.
The article pointed out that a few days ago, a professor from Australia, Richard de Gries, threatened to file a lawsuit against China for lunar samples collected by China to hand over the lunar samples.
But in reality, Richard de Gries did not really ask China to hand over lunar samples, but to support international cooperation and sharing scientific results.
The China National Space Administration of the mainland has also announced several documents on the sharing of information on lunar samples, hoping that scientific researchers from various countries can apply according to the relevant procedures and jointly push the scientific results of lunar samples in a better direction.
The China National Space Administration (CNSA) opens the file for lunar sample sharing.
Recently, the China National Space Administration forwarded several documents on lunar exploration on its official website, from which it can be seen that the mainland's plan to obtain lunar samples shows that lunar samples are the common property of mankind.
The purpose of this move is to express to the international community that the mainland is willing to work together with other countries to push lunar research to a higher level.
The China National Space Administration (CNSA) has also formulated the mainland's first "Measures for the Management of Lunar Samples" and the "Implementation Rules for International Cooperation on Lunar Samples", which clarify the process of applying for lunar samples, and also make it clear that lunar samples are the common property of all mankind.
This is undoubtedly a tremendous affirmation of the mainland's space exploration mission, and at the same time, it also conveys the message that the mainland is a responsible major country.
Despite this, at the international level, there is no unified solution to the question of which country to use on the moon and its surface resources.
Internationally, the issue of the ownership of outer space and its resources has always been a highly controversial issue, and although in 1967, the United Nations adopted the Outer Space Treaty, which provides for the management of outer space and its resources, but the agreement does not explicitly stipulate the ownership of outer space resources.
The Outer Space Treaty, adopted in 1967, only made it clear that outer space was not under the control of sovereign states, so what should be done about the resources of outer space?
Because the Outer Space Treaty was again silent on the issue of outer space resources in 1979, the ownership of outer space resources remains a controversial issue to this day.
At the same time, another treaty on outer space resources, the Moon Agreement, was adopted in 1979, but only 17 countries signed it.
China, as a big country, naturally signed this agreement, but at the same time, many countries did not, and even the countries that signed it did not fully abide by this agreement.
As a result, the agreement has not been widely accepted by the international community.
It seems that although there are two treaties on outer space resources, there are no clear provisions on the ownership of outer space resources.
In this way, the resources of outer space have always been a controversial issue, and to this day there is no serious solution.
The use and utilization of outer space resources is a hot issue.
With the development of human science and technology, the research and use of outer space has become more and more extensive, and the resources of outer space are coveted by the whole world.
Previously, the Tiangong space station built by the mainland will be operated in orbit, which will open up a new path for the use of resources in outer space.
The use of outer space resources has also gradually heated up, so the issue of ownership of outer space resources has once again been put on the table.
At present, the resources of outer space mainly include sunlight, solar energy, water and organs, as well as oxides and hydrogen.
These are the basic resources of outer space, and they are also necessary resources for human beings to establish their own bases and use their own fuels in outer space, and they are also necessary conditions for human beings to realize their independence in exploiting resources in outer space.
In this process, the resources of outer space are regarded as the common property of human beings, and all human beings are inhabitants of the earth, therefore, the resources of outer space are also the common property of the inhabitants of the earth.
Of course, this also means that only through the joint management and utilization of human beings can the resources of outer space be fully utilized.
However, as with the question of ownership of the resources of outer space, there is also the question of whether there is widespread support for the current view that the resources of outer space are the common heritage of mankind.
In fact, because the issue of the ownership of resources in outer space is a complex issue, there is no universal consensus in the international community.
This means that the resources of outer space are like a treasure that attracts attention, and how it will be used in the future is a matter of great concern.
It is reported that the resources of outer space are constantly being exploited, but "who is the master of the resources" also needs to be further negotiated by the international community.
The Australian professor demanded that China hand over the lunar soil.
Since the successful return of lunar samples from the continental space exploration mission, the ownership of lunar samples has been a matter of great concern.
However, the issue of an Australian professor, Richard de Gries, demanding a lawsuit against China for lunar samples collected and demanding that China hand over lunar samples came to light.
In response to Richard de Gries's question about the lunar sample, the ownership of resources in outer space has once again become a hot topic.
Therefore, the question of the ownership of lunar samples is the observance of international law and its legal framework, and as a country, it is necessary to introduce the principles and spirit of various international documents into China.
But at the same time, it can also be seen that Richard de Gries's attitude of supporting the international sharing of scientific results has indeed helped to promote the development of global scientific research.
Nonetheless, the question of ownership of outer space resources is a difficult problem, but at the same time it can be solved, and if an agreement can be reached, the problem can be solved more clearly.
The Moon Sample Update Index is the common property of mankind.
With the continuous development of continental space exploration missions in outer space, we have gradually realized that the resources of outer space are not only an important wealth of mankind, but also a common property of mankind.
Therefore, in order to realize the management and utilization of outer space resources, it is necessary not only for mankind to jointly manage and utilize them, but also for us to form a consensus as soon as possible to jointly solve problems related to outer space resources and form a reasonable sharing mechanism.
In this process, the mainland not only signed a treaty on outer space resources, but also participated in international consultations with other countries to share outer space resources through the establishment of a consistent outer space resource sharing mechanism.
At the same time, the mainland is not only an isolated case, but also hopes that the whole world can face the problem of outer space resources together and achieve a win-win situation.
Conclusion Lunar samples are the common heritage of mankind.
The mainland's participation in the management and sharing of information on lunar samples is not only an affirmation of the mainland's space industry, but also an affirmation of the mainland's international cooperation.
Although the words of Chad de Gris have caused heated discussions, when it comes to the resources of outer space, not only the mainland, but also other countries, they want to better share the resources of outer space.
"A country that doesn't let us share, won't make progress."