January 2018
Maximising the economic opportunities of deep space
... cycle that funds additional supply should emerge Space resource companies are likely to focus on prospecting and mining of water, and in-space manufacturing should allow for rudimentary parts manufacturing. These two capabilities should in turn...
August 2018
Ever-changing views on space resource utilisation
... of essence? When the first plans for private space mining activities were unveiled, the spark lit by the ambiguous ... not national level. A fictional concept for a lunar mining concern. Initiation of international dialogue This wish was realised with...
March 2016
Building Confidence and Reducing Risk in Space Resources Policy
... international law. In layman’s terms, the Act makes asteroid mining permissible under US law for US entities. This provision has ... the current role of political risk in the nascent space mining industry. Speaking at a panel in 2013, Bob Richards,...
June 2017
How to build a Moon base cheaply
... more profitable to create industrial facilities on asteroids compared to the Moon. Private companies that have declared plans to mine platinoids and rare metals outside of Earth are looking at asteroids first. There is far less interest in business...
October 2020
Is NASA’s Artemis Accords agreement Moon-proof?
...international law for companies to own the resources they mine and similar types of legislation have been passed ... and Luxembourg to offer legal frameworks for licensing of resources mined in space. It has become clear, therefore, that the...
May 2020
Protecting areas of scientific importance on the Moon
...conflict with commercial development as research shows that there is little evidence of exposed ice here that could be mined for conversion to rocket propellant or drinking water for space colonisation. Helium-3 - produced by the impact of solar wind...
