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A little-known fact of history is that in 1969 Neil Armstrong committed the first known act of extraterrestrial trespass when he stepped onto the floor of Mare Tranquillitatis -- the Moon having been claimed many years earlier by multiple fannish organizations.  Here are what we know of:
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A little-known fact of history is that in 1969, Neil Armstrong committed the first known act of extraterrestrial trespass when he stepped onto the floor of Mare Tranquillitatis -- the Moon having been claimed many years earlier by multiple [[fannish]] [[organizations]].  Here are what we know of:
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===1952 -- Chicon II===
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[[Chicon II#Moon Deeds|Moon Deeds]]
  
 
===1952 -- The Little Men===
 
===1952 -- The Little Men===
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In 1952, the [[Little Men]], a [[Berkeley, CA]] club
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In 1952, the [[Little Men]], a [[Berkeley, CA]], club, claimed part of the moon and ran a [[Chicon II]] [[program]]: "Lunar Geology of the Little Men's Mining District".......[[Lester Cole]]
  
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https://fanac.org/fanzines/Rhodomagnetic/rhodomagnetic_digest_19_v3n6_fabun_1952.pdf
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See [https://fanac.org/fanzines/Rhodomagnetic/rhodomagnetic_digest_19_v3n6_fabun_1952.pdf “The Little Men And The MOON”] by [[Don Fabun]], ''[[Rhodomagnetic Digest]]'' 19, p. 3.
  
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===1952 -- Chicon II===
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===1953 -- Postage Stamps===
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====Moon Deeds====
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[[Interplanetary Stamps]]
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On the back of your [[membership card]] in the [[ChiCon II Society]] was a deed reading like this: "[[The Chicago Science Fiction Society]] assigns you exclusive colonization right to the property on the Moon encompassed by the crater Herschel, which is located in the Second Quadrant of said body. Valid in perpetuity." [This was [[Lee Hoffman]]'s.] The deed was not really valid, despite the last sentence, tho George Washington University once gave out Moon Deeds that were legally effective. Quitclaims, they were.
 
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[[File:TASFICcard.jpeg|center|frameless]]
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===1957 -- Beer Can Tower===
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[[Tower to the Moon]]
  
 
===Late 1960s -- NESFA===
 
===Late 1960s -- NESFA===
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Early in its history, NESFA laid claim to the Moon.
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[[NESFA Lunar Realty Trust #1]]
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===1999 -- Worldcon bid===
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[[Moonbase Alpha in '99]]
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{{Fanhistory|start=1952}}

Latest revision as of 12:57, 27 September 2022

A little-known fact of history is that in 1969, Neil Armstrong committed the first known act of extraterrestrial trespass when he stepped onto the floor of Mare Tranquillitatis -- the Moon having been claimed many years earlier by multiple fannish organizations. Here are what we know of:

1952 -- Chicon II[edit]

Moon Deeds

1952 -- The Little Men[edit]

In 1952, the Little Men, a Berkeley, CA, club, claimed part of the moon and ran a Chicon II program: "Lunar Geology of the Little Men's Mining District".......Lester Cole

See “The Little Men And The MOON” by Don Fabun, Rhodomagnetic Digest 19, p. 3.

1953 -- Postage Stamps[edit]

Interplanetary Stamps

1957 -- Beer Can Tower[edit]

Tower to the Moon

Late 1960s -- NESFA[edit]

Early in its history, NESFA laid claim to the Moon.

NESFA Lunar Realty Trust #1

1999 -- Worldcon bid[edit]

Moonbase Alpha in '99


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