I think this only holds true until the technology catches up. Twenty years ago the moon was probably best still observed and such with probes, but now as the number of options increase for how we can get there it might be viable to put people there permanently; provided private or government justification can be proven.<p>The moon problem I see is, what happens when a private company decides to make a profit off of the resources there? Pretty sure every government is going to scream bloody murder all the while trying to do the same but expecting their stance; as governments; to be more important. Should be an interesting time for rights when that occurs