The Outer Space Treaty is the legal basis of international law in outer space. It came into force on October 10th, 1967 and most countries in the world have signed it. This agreement prevents military activities in orbit around the Earth, the Moon and other celestial bodies (including the installation of military bases, weapons tests and the use of nuclear weapons). It also prohibits appropriating the Moon, the celestial bodies, and therefore their natural resources, granting governments the power to supervise the activities of third parties in outer space.
However, what would happen if gold was discovered on the Moon and beyond? Will governments and citizens be willing to respect the 1967 Treaty?
Gold on the Moon is a romantic and science fiction novel that presents this situation: it is discovered that there is gold on the Moon and on other planets, moons, meteorites and asteroids in the Solar System. At first, this discovery is faithfully kept secret, but in situations of this nature, it is almost impossible to avoid a leak of information. Likewise, with these great possibilities of enrichment it is not feasible to maintain the aforementioned Outer Space Treaty. This is the story of Commander Howard Pickpower, Captain Tishy Glassvery and two other crew members, aboard the Olympia space station, each immersed in their personal problems (coming from dysfunctional families), who discover lunar gold, and the commander and the captain become involved in a political game, with many interests involved, being the protagonists of a sensational adventure of love and betrayal, in outer space...