The Federal Aviation Administration intends to “leverage the FAA’s existing launch licensing authority” on the moon, for “ensuring that commercial activities can be conducted on a non-interference basis.”

The FAA would do this by licensing who is permitted to occupy and exploit the moon.

The FAA claims it is following a 1967 United Nations treaty requiring countries to supervise their citizens and “non-government entities” in outer space.

Source: The FAA is regulating business on the moon | New York Post/Reuters