Lunar Federation Inc., who bills itself as the "Earth's Official Lunar and Mars Real Estate Agency", is actively seeking distributors and retailers to market its 1-acre deed gift packages to the consuming public.

You heard right, they're selling off parcels of land on the Moon and Mars.

Purchasers of the standard Lunar or Mars property package receive a deed, mineral rights, a site map, the lunar or mars constitution and bill of rights, and a registration card. The cost? $29.95 per acre.

I guess you'd call it a deal that's "out of this world".

You might think this is just a cute novelty gift for sci-fi fans. But nope, it's serious.

Anthony M. Grasso is the company's CEO. His company's goal is to one day travel to the Moon and Mars and colonize them with citizens. Folks who purchase parcels from Lunar Federation get land rights once they move in and begin colonization efforts.

So what gives them the legal right to sell parcels of land on the Moon? The company explains that the Moon isn't a legal entity, and no country on Earth has any legal rights to it. It's just there. It's kinda like when Americans migrated westward, and asserted themselves over native tribes. Lunar Federation, Inc. plans to become the first group to set up a community on the Moon, and thereby claiming a portion of it as their own.

So when does the colonization begin? As soon as the company sells off 1 billion shares of land. It will then have the money to fund a trip to the Moon. The ten persons who bought the most shares will be the first passengers, and also have rights to set up a governmental framework.