October 2021
A US space strategy for 2050: shaping a domain on the cusp
... space-based solar power matures into reality, asteroids are mined for rare metals, and fuel is produced in space ...future space reality – Moon colonisation, space tourism, asteroid mining, Mars inhabitance and other space-based activity. A significant...
March 2022
Smoothing the journey to space with the satellite-as-a-service model
... the development time of what can otherwise be long-timescale missions. Planetary Resources’ concept for asteroid mining. With development of spacecraft able to perform asteroid rendezvous and resource assessment already underway, development time...
January 2023
Evolving human space culture – reflections on humanity’s cultural potential in space
... have profound effects on emotions and how people interact with one another, which she defines as ‘MINE’ and ‘OURS’. MINE (Mental, Inside the Person, and Essentialist), she proposes, has been the foundation of especially Western...
September 2023
Space sustainability and the global commons
... the diplomatic language of UN Member States would allow. Space mining: when it comes to the exploration and use of space,... course, anyone who has followed the debate on space mining will immediately recognise the issue of creating property rights for...
27 June 2018
Hayabusa2 reaches Ryugu after a 42 month journey
...the remaining 25 percent is still unknown but with a current mining value speculated to be around $82.76 billion according to the Asterank ...to establish its monetary worth as a potential future mining location, it is hoped that the asteroid material ...
14 January 2019
New steam-powered asteroid hopper that could run 'forever'
...has already been tested successfully at Honeybee’s facility where it mined the soil, made rocket propellant, and launched itself on a...can for instance deploy solar panels to get enough energy for mining and make steam, or for trips further afield, it ...
