Hope thinks a loophole in the1967 UN Outer Space Treaty makes his property sales legitimate. The agreement forbids gobernments from owning extraterrestrial property, but fails to mention corporations or individuals.

• 霍伯认为1967年联合国通过的《外层空间条约》存在漏洞，他可以趁机合法出售外太空地皮。《外层空间条约》禁止政府拥有任何外层空间产权，但并没有提到公司或个人。