Virgiliu Pop

Virgiliu Pop

Virgiliu Pop (left) – Speaker and Vlad Fiscutean (right) – TEDx licensee and Curator at TEDx Timişoara Conference in Timișoara, 2011.[1]
Born Virgiliu Pop
1974
Residence Timișoara, România
Nationality Romanian
Ethnicity Romanian
Citizenship Romanian
Occupation Researcher for the Romanian Space Agency, Space lawyer, Author[2]
Employer Romanian Space Agency
Known for Romanian Space Lawyer, Author, ROMars Mission[3]
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.[4] He has asserted that the Moon is a "commons", but also predicts that this status wouldn't last if lunar exploitation were to become practical.[5][6]

He works for the Romanian Space Agency and is publicly active in promoting space efforts in Romania.[7]

List of works

References

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

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