And I'm talking "outer space"...
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/...83N06U20120424
That sums up the human drive to "expand".
If you ever happen to play Starcraft (or any RTS game or similar), you'd know the importance of expand your access to resources. Else, you end up capulating and "die", where your existing assets become more "expensive" (or costly) to replace.
With the economies these days feeling a "pinch"... since the 60's, this had always been the next logical step for people. Of course, people (businesses in particular) have been content with the resources on Earth.
(more to comment later)
And holy crap. This company is so new - it started today:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planetary_Resources
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And here's a Pop. Science addressing the legality and rights:
http://www.popsci.com/node/61885/
Quite frankly. Space is a new "Wild West". As far as human laws are concerned, it's quite minimal. For all I know, there's the "Outer Space Treaty" and one barring the use of nuclear weapons in space.
But ultimately, the law questions are things to be addressed when greater human activity exists up there. For now, space law is as undeveloped as space infrastructure.
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So. Who's looking for a job?
http://www.planetaryresources.com/careers/
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Tech billionaires bankroll gold rush to mine asteroids ... "If you look back historically at what has caused humanity to make its largest investments in exploration and in transportation, it has been going after resources, whether it's the Europeans going after the spice routes or the American settlers looking toward the west for gold, oil, timber or land," Diamandis said. |
That sums up the human drive to "expand".
If you ever happen to play Starcraft (or any RTS game or similar), you'd know the importance of expand your access to resources. Else, you end up capulating and "die", where your existing assets become more "expensive" (or costly) to replace.
With the economies these days feeling a "pinch"... since the 60's, this had always been the next logical step for people. Of course, people (businesses in particular) have been content with the resources on Earth.
(more to comment later)
And holy crap. This company is so new - it started today:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planetary_Resources
===
And here's a Pop. Science addressing the legality and rights:
http://www.popsci.com/node/61885/
Quite frankly. Space is a new "Wild West". As far as human laws are concerned, it's quite minimal. For all I know, there's the "Outer Space Treaty" and one barring the use of nuclear weapons in space.
Quote:
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“How many companies own the land their buildings are on? A lot of them lease it, and behind that is a government guarantee that says this lease is valid,” Hertzfeld said. “We can do something like that in space. ... Whether it’s a UN system, a bilateral or multilateral agreement, that doesn’t matter as long as the investors know they can maintain their return on investment. That’s all that counts. The ownership of land is secondary.” Dula, who spoke with PopSci before giving a lecture on asteroid mining at the law school, also said resource ownership is clearly allowed. “If you risked your life and treasure to go into space and obtain rocks or minerals, there’s no reason they wouldn’t belong to you, just like the Apollo samples belong to the United States,” he said. |
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So. Who's looking for a job?
http://www.planetaryresources.com/careers/