India's Mid-Day Infomedia reports that Bollywood legend Shahrukh Khan, who celebrates his 44th birthday today (2 November) is among the many Indian nationals owning property on the Moon:
Every year on his birthday, an ardent Shah Rukh Khan fan buys a piece of the moon (you heard that right!) and sends it to him.
SRK confirms, "Yes, an Australian lady buys a little land on the moon for me every year on my birthday. She has been buying it for a while now and I get these certificates from the Lunar Republic Society."
SRK adds that he has met his fan and she keeps in touch with him all year through mails, "She writes me colourful emails (in the sense one line is red, one is blue and so on). I feel blessed to have the love of so many people worldwide."
According to one online lunar real estate agency, http://www.LunarRegistry.com, the Sea of Tranquility is the most sought-after address on the moon. 1 acre (approximately 43,560 sq ft, or 4,047 sq mtrs) costs US $37.50 (Rs 1758.75) and the actor owns several acres there.
An ownership package includes a beautifully engraved parchment deed, a satellite photograph of the property and an information sheet detailing the geography of your region. An interactive Full Moon Atlas on CD-ROM is available at an additional cost.
Now while there are many websites on the internet (based in the US, UK and Russia) that allow you to buy land on the moon, it doesn't mean you can charge NASA or other space agencies for trespassing when they land on your property.
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