March 2016
Building Confidence and Reducing Risk in Space Resources Policy
... primary focus of this article, the discussion does highlight the current 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...
January 2018
Creating a viable cislunar economy
... a price for propellant at the EML1 node of US$1 million/ton. This price can now be used by the emerging space mining companies to refine their own business models. In addition, ULA’s analysis was used to derive requirements for a potential...
October 2018
The ethics of space exploration
... Commission on the Ethics of Scientific Knowledge and Technology (COMEST). Its last report was back in 2000 – when space mining and planetary protection were not even mentioned. Next, it would be interesting for all major...
May 2017
Humanity is moving towards a new reality
...extracted resources ‘consistent with international law’ obligations of the US. Already some have claimed that authorising such space mining activity is tantamount to a claim of sovereignty over the celestial body where the extraction would take place...
April 2021
Managing the Moon - a model for engaging with planetary environments
... multilateralism and bilateralism are competing for control of the Moon. Multilateralism is supported by the Vancouver Recommendations for Space Mining (2020), the Hague Building Blocks (2019) and the Moon Agreement (1976), while the US is promoting...
26 February 2018
The New Gold Rush: the Riches of Space Beckon!
..., resources and more”. It covers solar power and space mining – but also delves into nascent developments such as commercial space transport and in-orbit servicing. The author also looks at space security and defence, and risk issues such...
