On: Intuitive Machines successfully lands on the Moon

[adastra22]

Those are outlawed by international treaties.

[yawpitch → adastra22]

So was the invasion of Ukraine, the usage of chemical weapons in Syria, and the enhanced interrogation techniques at Abu Ghraib.

Outlawed by international treaty doesn’t mean all that much.

[adastra22 → yawpitch]

None of your examples are commercial.

[yawpitch → adastra22]

Yes they, absolutely, were… but even if that was a coherent counterpoint — your argument seems to now be that the international mechanisms for policing crimes against commercial interests are inherently stronger, more robust, and effective than the international mechanisms for policing crimes against humanity — international treaties also ban copyright infringement, overfishing, and pollution.

Clearly, none of those are happening.

[rvnx → adastra22]

You mean like this ?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2tncMtbmqw

[mandmandam → adastra22]

Tell that to the private companies selling the arms and scooping the resources. Think Halliburton In Space.

[RCitronsBroker → adastra22]

Unfortunately, they are. It’s hard to overestimate how scary govt contractors, especially PMIs can get.