October 2021
A US space strategy for 2050: shaping a domain on the cusp
... uses for cislunar space, the sphere formed by the Earth-Moon radius. Some potential uses include lunar resource extraction and harvesting, communication relays, intelligence and national security purposes, human tourism, and the ability...
August 2020
Scorpion – a study of the possible
...a direct mission. This is sufficient to support large surface bases capable of kick-starting the exploitation of lunar resources. Thus the Skylon/Scorpion transport infrastructure capability enables the construction and support of the facilities that...
March 2016
Building Confidence and Reducing Risk in Space Resources Policy
... role of political risk in the nascent space mining industry. Speaking at a panel in 2013, Bob Richards, CEO of prospective lunar resources company Moon Express, stated there was a risk in assuming governments will be supportive in defending space...
November 2021
Space in support of sustainable development
... a BCL International in Law and French and an LLM in International Justice. Ciara also has an interest in the Anthropocene, lunar resource extraction and the climate crisis. She is a member of the DSAI Climate & Development Study Group and helped...
August 2021
Collision avoidance – time for agreement on space sustainability
...the Moon Agreement declares that the Moon and its natural resources are the common heritage of mankind (a principle which has... in the negotiations, would not cede the governance of lunar resources to any other body. The Treaty was opened for signature...
September 2025
Why the global space sector needs urgent regulation
... servicing, crew safety and planetary protection. It could also tackle frontier issues such as AI in space operations, lunar resource governance and dual-use technologies. Just as the Montreux Convention governs straits, or the Chicago Convention...
