Virgiliu Pop Explained

Virgiliu Pop
Nationality:	Romanian
Citizenship:	Romanian
Known For:	Romanian Space Lawyer, Author, ROMars Mission^[1]
Employer:	Romanian Space Agency
Occupation:	Researcher for the Romanian Space Agency, Space lawyer, Author^[2]
Website:	http://www.virgiliupop.com/

Virgiliu Pop (born in 1974) is a Romanian space lawyer and author. He has claimed ownership of the Sun in order to make a point about extraterrestrial property rights claims that he argues are bogus.^[3] He has asserted that the Moon is a "commons", but also predicts that this status would not last if lunar exploitation were to become practical.^{[4] [5]}

He works for the Romanian Space Agency and is publicly active in promoting space efforts in Romania.^[6]

List of works

• Book: Pop , Virgiliu . Virgiliu Pop

. Virgiliu Pop . Who Owns the Moon?: Extraterrestrial Aspects of Land and Mineral Resources Ownership . . Space Regulations Library . 2009 . 978-1-4020-9134-6.

• Book: Pop, Virgiliu . Virgiliu Pop

. Virgiliu Pop . Unreal Estate – The Men who Sold the Moon . Exposure . Cornwall, UK . 2006 . 1-84685-095-9.

• Avocatul Poporului – Institutie fundamentala a statului de drept: a book about the ombudsman institution 1995
• Orizont Interior: (No ISBN) a poetry book 1992

External links

• BBC . Focus Magazine . Sean Blair . Space property: who owns it? . Summer 2011 . April 3, 2012 .

Notes and References

1. Web site: PRIMA MISIUNE ROMÂNEASCĂ PE "MARTE". Povestea celor şase români şi a robotului Grivei care au uimit NASA – GALERIE FOTO . February 17, 2011 . March 30, 2011 . Gandul. Romanian.
2. Web site: Virgiliu Pop . Speakers . . February 19, 2011 . July 16, 2011 .
3. Web site: Virgiliu Pop . Lawyer "Claims" Ownership Of The Sun . May 6, 2002 . SpaceDaily.com . July 12, 2011.
4. Web site: Clive Thompson . Lunar Legalism . December 13, 2009 . New York Times . July 12, 2011.
5. Web site: February 2, 2004 . Robert Roy Britt . Could lunar real estate spark a future war? . NBC News.
6. Web site: Ștefan Both . Bănăţeanul Virgiliu Pop promovează Spaţiul Cosmic . June 29, 2011 . . Romanian . July 12, 2011.