Fancy setting up a nasi lemak stall on the moon? Private companies can now claim lunar territory through a licensing process for space launches.
In a remarkable previously undisclosed letter from the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to a privately-owned US-based aerospace company, details have emerged that the FAA, which has the authority to give out licenses for commercial space launches to private contractors, is basically allowing adventurous entrepreneurs to set up shop on the moon.
