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 An international space treaty in 1967 stated ""No country on earth can claim any part of the Moon or celestial bodies in space"", with the U.S. and Soviet Union signed in that treaty. The U.S. doesn't see a need to annex land on earth or in space with no ability to support life nor have economic potential to any corporate beneficiary. Same goes to the U.S. government's refusal to recognize land claims in Antarctica, we may have a few scientific personel bases in ""Little America"" at McMurdo Sound in the Ross Sea, but not declared American soil. + 71.102.2.206  
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