[meteorite-list] Ownership Claimed for Asteroid 433 Eros

From: Grant L. Elliott <gle_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:27:45 2004
Message-ID: <000d01c3a634$3f9e1220$35d0fea9_at_yourah1qbb56u1>

Let me get this straight. A person who sells beef jerky has laid ownership
claim to a highly publicized asteroid and has invoiced NASA for parking and
storage, and has also filed suit for damages. He might be better served if
he dumped a large order of coffee in his lap and sued McDonalds.Better yet,
ship him on a one way mission with a supply of his product to Eros or any
other asteroid of his choice with the understanding that whereever he goes,
it's his forever-

Beyond Belief, Grant Elliott


----- Original Message -----
From: "Ron Baalke" <baalke_at_zagami.jpl.nasa.gov>
To: "Meteorite Mailing List" <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Saturday, November 08, 2003 1:36 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Ownership Claimed for Asteroid 433 Eros


>
>
> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
> Carson City, Nevada
> November 6, 2003
>
> Orbital Development (www.orbdev.com) of Carson City, Nevada announced that
> legal action was begun in its "Eros Project" (www.erosproject.com) against
> the United States by filing a Complaint for Declaratory Judgment in
Federal
> Court today.
>
> Asteroid 433, Eros is lawfully owned by Gregory W. Nemitz since March 3,
> 2000. Orbital Development is managing the "Eros Project for Space
Property
> Law" for Nemitz. The Project was begun to require the US government to
> officially recognize his ownership of that asteroid. Nemitz estimates his
> property's value to be more than US$10 trillion.
>
> When NASA permanently landed its NEAR Shoemaker spacecraft on Eros on
> February 12, 2001, Nemitz sent an invoice to NASA for parking and storage
> fees of $20, to pay for one full century of rent. Citing its
> interpretation of the United Nations' Outer Space Treaty of 1967, NASA
> refused to pay the invoiced amount.
>
> Official Notice was then sent to the United States Department of State
> informing the agency that NASA had exceeded its authority and had denied
> Nemitz of his Rights. The Department of State officially responded on
> August 15, 2003 by also citing its interpretation of the Treaty, that
> Nemitz's "claim is without legal basis."
>
> The Complaint for Declaratory Judgment was filed in the United States
> District Court, District of Nevada in Reno, Nevada on November 6,
> 2003. The Complaint alleges that Nemitz was denied his Fifth, Ninth and
> Tenth Amendment rights protected by the Constitution. Nemitz asserts in
> the Court filings that "no treaty has ever abrogated, overthrown, or
> amended constitutional law" The suit is seeking $1,107 in damages,
rulings
> to overturn the NASA and Department of State conclusions, and a ruling
that
> Nemitz's Claim to ownership of the asteroid is a Lawful and valid Claim.
>
> The central issue of the case submitted to the Court is "Treaty vs. the
> Natural, Inherent Rights of Man" to acquire and own property. The side
> issue of whether actual possession is required prior recognized ownership,
> is moot in this regard. US District Judge Howard D. McKibben has been
> assigned to the action.
>
> When asked why he is taking the United States Government court, Nemitz
> stated, "As basic principle, the very foundation of all government action
> resides in the social contract among those governed, which allows their
> government officials to act towards protecting individual and property
> rights. If any government, or treaty to which a government adheres,
> rules private ownership of private property in Space to be unlawful, they
> will have lost all their legitimate footing to be a government of, for,
and
> by the People who view Space as a Frontier. We need to know where the
U.S.
> government stands on this critical issue."
>
> On November 21, 2003, Nemitz will speak about Space Property Law and
> Property Rights in Space at the International Lunar Conference in Hawaii
> (www.spaceagepub.com). His presentation is "Developing Property Claims
and
> Asteroid Eros".
>
> Contact & Interview Information:
> Orbital Development, Gregory Nemitz, President
> Tel: 775-450-6144 www.erosproject.com
> Fax: 413-460-6480 media_at_orbdev.com
>
>
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