There's a lawsuit in the International Courts brought by the Chinese claiming that they own the moon. The reactions to the suit were immediate -- the Russians said, "No, no, no! We were there first!" Luna 2, September 13, 1959. The Americans said, "NO WAY! We had the first guys there!" Apollo 11, July 20, 1969. And the Italians said, "We saw it first!" 1609 Galileo.

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