November 2019
PROSPECTing for lunar polar volatiles
... and its accommodation of PROSPECT elements - ProSEED, ProSPA SIS, Science Laboratory and CEU. Lunar resources The recent discovery of interesting resources in lunar polar areas, in particular of water ice, has sparked visions for their utilisation...
October 2018
Mining the Moon for fun and profit
... of the Moon lies neither in science nor in exploration, but in its material.” It is easy to state the importance of lunar resources. But there are enormous challenges in extracting, processing and utilising them. Challenges exist in the technologies...
February 2016
Mining outer space may be cool but is it legal?
... a presence there. [4] Nonetheless, these actions do not settle the larger question of whether asteroid (or lunar) resource acquisition is consistent with international law. This article endeavours to answer that question. International regime Even...
30 April 2018
NASA cancels its lunar Resource Prospector mission
... purposes was also echoed in a recent Tweet by Jim Bridenstine; “We’re committed to lunar exploration @NASA. Resource Prospector instruments will go forward in an expanded lunar surface campaign. More landers. More science. More exploration. More...
April 2020
Is space poised to take another giant leap?
...missions launched by these countries and their corporations to the Moon. This demonstration of how we might unlock such lunar resources profitably is what offers us the best chance of taking the next giant leap towards becoming a bi-planetary species...
October 2020
Is NASA’s Artemis Accords agreement Moon-proof?
... explicitly allowing American companies and citizens to use lunar and asteroid resources. In addition, US President Trump recently signed ...which allows for the use and exploitation of lunar resources. The policy aims to provide a commercial framework under ...
