Following that, we present the results of a role-playing simulation in which the role of several We present in this paper a review ofĬurrent space mining ventures, and the international legislation, which could stand in their way - or aid them in Mining, and success on this front would have major impact on all nations. The private industry is starting to assemble toward space Treated seriously by the international community. Space mining has been mainly relegated to the realm of science fiction, and was not The 0.1% is going to do their best to outlaw asteroid mining.Ĭelestial bodies like the Moon and asteroids contain materials and precious metals, which are valuable for humanĪctivity on Earth and beyond. And you thought the MPAA and the RIAA were were furious when internet piracy was invented. Imagine the rage of a member of the 0.1% discovering that all their gold stocks are suddenly worth less than used toilet paper when some stupid rock-rat hauls a cubic mile of auriferous asteroid into LEO. Instead they will be looking for gold and platinum to sell on Terra.Īnd that's when the spectre of Technological Disruption will raise its ugly head and make the powers-that-be turn red in the face with live steam angrily shooting out of their ears. To get the ball rolling, the start-ups won't be looking for water ice or aluminum to sell to AsteroGobbler Inc.
Of main interests to us is the use of mining as a part of in-situ resource utilization, that is: making it easier to industrialize and colonize space by removing the need to pay the sky-high delta-V cost of lugging raw materials up Terra's gravity well.īut in the early stages, asteroid mining start-ups cannot be established to provide minerals to space industrialization because there won't be any.
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