Space Prospecting.

• Autores: Jesse Dunietz
• Localización: Scientific American, ISSN 0036-8733, Vol. 317, Nº. 4, 2017, págs. 14-16
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The article offers information on the Outer Space Treaty (OST), the 1967 pact that forbids 100 states being ratified or acceded to it from colonizing celestial bodies or using them for military operations. It mentions that the agreement with renewed relevance with the prospect of asteroid mining. It mentions that Deep Space Industries Inc. and Planetary Resources Inc., are working toward extracting resources from asteroids.