The moon is a key step in the journey of space exploration, but making it habitable brings up lots of questions around space ...

In science-fiction stories, companies often mine the moon or asteroids. While this may seem far-fetched, this idea is edging ...

Mining and manufacturing in outer space: The new frontier in disputes risks. Karen Birch, Jack Busby, Andrew Denny, Arthur Sauzay, Marie Stoyanov. A&O Shearman ...

Such places are “the province of all mankind,” according to the Outer Space Treaty signed by the U.S. and many other countries in 1967. But debate continues over whether the accord prohibits private ...

Regardless, Hanlon said the Artemis Accords' interpretation of the Outer Space Treaty, as it applies to mining, is in line with what has been generally accepted.

Protection and the Outer Space Treaty. In 2011, NASA recommended establishing buffer, or safety zones, of up to 1.2 miles (2 kilometers) to protect certain sites with U.S. artifacts. Because it ...

US-CHINA SPACE RACE FOR MOON MINING HEATS UP. The U.S. plans to return to the lunar surface by the end of the year by utilizing commercial partnerships.

Space Mining doesn’t need more international regulation from the U.N. Overly regulating the space mining industry will needlessly delay progress and disincentivize the industry, argues this op-ed.

The Outer Space Treaty doesn’t prohibit space mining—but it lays some ground rules: The “U.S. couldn’t go to the moon, put the U.S. flag on there and say, ‘It belongs to us,’ and start ...

In support of its Artemis program, NASA has already created the Artemis Accords, described as “a shared vision for principles, grounded in the Outer Space Treaty of 1967, to create a safe and ...