August 2018
Ever-changing views on space resource utilisation
...and reveal their plans. It soon became obvious that, even though there is profit involved in space resource utilisation, the proceeds from space resource activities are not expected to be anywhere close to the perceived extraordinary volume, at least...
March 2016
Building Confidence and Reducing Risk in Space Resources Policy
... Before discussing policy issues, it is useful to briefly examine the focus of business plans based on space resources utilisation (space mining). Commercial business plans in this area focus on characterising, accessing, extracting, and processing...
August 2016
Commercial space development spurs trend for public-private collaboration
...One industry at the forefront of these new public-private, symbiotic relationships is space resource utilisation and there are several reasons why the space resource utilisation industry is working with the governments of the world. As humans explore...
July 2019
Settling the final frontier
...that will enable the betterment of human life on Earth as well as the expansion of humanity into space. Settlement includes space resource utilisation, space fuel depots, research outposts, and more. It’s about taking the best of our civilization and...
July 2021
A shared vision for space exploration
...questions about what rules should govern the utilisation of space resources. Instead, they create a common starting point for future discussions by saying only that space resource utilisation is not inherently unlawful, must comply with international...
March 2026
Humanity – the potential of space
... scientific inquiry. It is becoming an integral part of our economic, social, and environmental future. Space resources I sometimes encounter opposition to space resource utilisation. Critics’ arguments range from completely whacky - “What about the...
