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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.

by Chris Tolton June 26, 2024June 21, 2024

Photo of the U.N. Security Council meeting.

The U.N. needs to form a parliament to regulate space mining

by Marko Filijović and ShahrYar Mahmoud Sharei May 13, 2024May 10, 2024

House space mining hearing

Policy & Politics

House committee debates space mining

by Jeff Foust December 12, 2023December 12, 2023

Civil

Op-ed | Why tapping the solar system’s far-flung resources would be better than building new ICBMs

by Donald F. Robertson January 7, 2020January 23, 2023

AIM ESA Cubesats Asteroids

As Luxembourg leaders embrace space mining, others are more skeptical

by Jeff Foust April 19, 2017February 22, 2023

News, Policy & Politics

Trump administration’s NASA transition team shows interest in lunar resources

by Jeff Foust April 14, 2017February 22, 2023

Luxembourg taking major stake in Planetary Resources’ European business

by Peter B. de Selding June 13, 2016January 23, 2023

Luxembourg invests to become the ‘Silicon Valley of space resource mining’

by Peter B. de Selding June 3, 2016January 23, 2023

Luxembourg to invest in space-based asteroid mining

by Peter B. de Selding February 3, 2016January 23, 2023

Op-ed | International Perspectives on Space Resource Rights

by Tanja Masson-Zwaan and Bob Richards December 8, 2015January 23, 2023