Outer space capitalism : the legal and technical challenges facing the private space industry.
The Outer Space Treaty, which was signed in 1967, is the basis of international space law. Its regulations set out what nations can and cannot do, in terms of colonization and enterprise in space. One major stipulation of the treaty is that no nation can individually claim or colonize any part of th...
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| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | In English. |
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Big Think,
2019.
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| Summary: | The Outer Space Treaty, which was signed in 1967, is the basis of international space law. Its regulations set out what nations can and cannot do, in terms of colonization and enterprise in space. One major stipulation of the treaty is that no nation can individually claim or colonize any part of the universe-when the US planted a flag on the Moon in 1969, it took great pains to ensure the world it was symbolic, not an act of claiming territory. Essentially to do anything in space, as a private enterprise, you have to be able to make money. When it comes to asteroid mining, for instance, it would be "astronomically" expensive to set up such an industry. The only way to get around this would be if the resources being extracted were so rare you could sell them for a fortune on Earth. |
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| Playing Time: | 00:05:30 |