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 ...
July 2021
A shared vision for space exploration
... novel operations would raise equally novel questions of law and policy. For example, can you use lunar resources to support exploration activities? If you can, what rules might apply to that? What about the Apollo sites...
19 December 2016
JAXA signs an agreement for the development and creation of a lunar mining industry
... beginning of Japan’s first concrete action for the development and creation of the space resource industry, with a focus on lunar resources. ispace.inc is a space robotics company based in Japan and is focused on developing miniaturised technology...
April 2018
Developing Mars
... a gamma-ray spectrometer in Mars orbit to create detailed rare-metal survey maps, with resolution comparable to existing lunar resource maps [9]. A lander would target the richest martian survey prospect, performing a physical assay of the ore and...
31 December 2021
Space missions to watch out for in 2022
... ranging in price from $1 to $15,000. Luna Outpost was the lowest bidder. While being paid 10 cents to extract lunar resources might seem strangely low – the first payment represents 10 percent of the total bid price, $1 – the transaction...
