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...
11 January 2016
Space Mining company showcase the first 3D printed object made from asteroid metals
... at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, NV. Planetary resources is an asteroid mining company whose goal is to expand the economy of humanity into space through the use and pursuit of resources. While showcasing the 3D printed prototype...
March 2015
A boom and a (possible) bust in small spacecraft production
... amount of investment, which shows us that goals that have not been reached by traditional space industry – serviced space, mining – could theoretically be accomplished by companies that use small spacecraft in their projects. Such companies...
08 April 2019
Catching Stardust: Comets, Asteroids and the Birth of the Solar System
..., with two subsequent chapters concentrating on the Stardust and Rosetta missions, respectively. Following a penultimate chapter on space mining, the author concludes with the issue of ‘extinction events’ and the “mission to save planet Earth”. The...
May 2017
World needs strong space governance system
... applications - communications, broadcasting, weather forecasting, navigation, medicine, security and remote sensing - to embrace space tourism, space mining, space-based solar power, and the future settlement on the Moon and Mars. Along with this...
September 2023
Space sustainability and the global commons
... way than the diplomatic language of UN Member States would allow. Space mining: when it comes to the exploration and use of space, the Outer Space Treaty says that space is the province of all mankind and is not subject to national appropriation...
