Gold Rush: New US Space Mining Law Could Mean Big Industry
Comment:Putting things straight.
Although many of us know about Moon/Mars colonization by NASA etal, since many years ago, comment on this post only refers to the following paragraph:
"....Under the law, any minerals or other materials, including water,
which are extracted from asteroids or other extraterrestrial bodies
would legally belong to the individual or company that did the
extracting.
Essentially: if you can get it, you can sell it, and with affordable
space flight becoming closer and closer to becoming reality, space
mining doesn’t sound so far-fetched. There could also be a sizeable
profit to be gained. NASA estimates that 10% of the 1,500 near-Earth
asteroids contain mineral resources...."
Do we , Gaia's citizens , know anything about the above law?!
Have we , knowingly and not in 'hypnosis actually technically/ technologically imposed on us', ever voted relatively, after been educated by our national and/or international leaders? Say , for example, by the owners and users of the magnificent and famous LUCIFER-VATT Telescope?
And by the way, by what right do these entities think that they will be allowed to ad infinitum enslave and exploit us through the debt-creating Banking and other complexes' methodologies, just so that they can icrease their social power and profits and our degree of subservience and subjugation?
By what right do they think that our tax-payments will casually drop into their investment pots and not into our education-healthcare-social peace and understanding projects?
How dare they think that they can 'own' any kind of water of any terrestrial or further away origin , for that matter?
For the sake of the Crystal, the Akashic, the Wordly, the UN, the Systemic and Holistic media, etc., Records and Archives,
The above mentioned 'law', being manifested out of nowhere , only reconfirms the ferocious battle menacing towards the total debasement of Humanity and the total deprivement of our unique and precious Human Values. m.l.p.
Have we , knowingly and not in 'hypnosis actually technically/ technologically imposed on us', ever voted relatively, after been educated by our national and/or international leaders? Say , for example, by the owners and users of the magnificent and famous LUCIFER-VATT Telescope?
And by the way, by what right do these entities think that they will be allowed to ad infinitum enslave and exploit us through the debt-creating Banking and other complexes' methodologies, just so that they can icrease their social power and profits and our degree of subservience and subjugation?
By what right do they think that our tax-payments will casually drop into their investment pots and not into our education-healthcare-social peace and understanding projects?
How dare they think that they can 'own' any kind of water of any terrestrial or further away origin , for that matter?
For the sake of the Crystal, the Akashic, the Wordly, the UN, the Systemic and Holistic media, etc., Records and Archives,
we, Gaia's inhabitants of all sounds and colours, declare loudly clearly and in writing, that we do not agree, do not accept, do not consent in the bereftment of our rights, lives, stamina, vital energy, our mother land's , aka Gaia's wealth and human values. Neither in, on and around the Earth, nor in our universe.
The above mentioned 'law', being manifested out of nowhere , only reconfirms the ferocious battle menacing towards the total debasement of Humanity and the total deprivement of our unique and precious Human Values. m.l.p.
Popular Science - Popular Science - "Lucifer is part of the Large Binocular Telescope, which happens to be right next to the Vatican Observatory on Mt. Graham in Tucson."
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new US law has essentially legalized space mining, letting companies
earn a profit for any resources gathered from the cosmos. With a number
of investors already seeing dollars signs, the privatization of space
could usher in a new age of exploration.
When
NASA ended its shuttle program in 2011, it did so with the hope that
private space travel could help innovate the industry. A number
of companies have stepped forward. Virgin Galactic has made strides, and
tech billionaires Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos are racing to complete
efficient, reusable rockets.
But a new law signed by President Barack Obama last month could do even more to spur a commercial interest in space. The US Commercial Space Launch Competitiveness Act of 2015 could effectively do for the solar system what the gold rush did for 19th century California.
Under the law, any minerals or other materials, including water, which are extracted from asteroids or other extraterrestrial bodies would legally belong to the individual or company that did the extracting.
Essentially: if you can get it, you can sell it, and with affordable space flight becoming closer and closer to becoming reality, space mining doesn’t sound so far-fetched. There could also be a sizeable profit to be gained. NASA estimates that 10% of the 1,500 near-Earth asteroids contain mineral resources.
Nickel, gold, iron, and platinum could all fuel a new age in humanity. Frozen water deposits could also be unlocked and used as refueling stations for trips further into space.
"It has often been a question as to whether a commercial company will be able to go out and develop a resource," Chris Lewicki, president of Planetary Resources, also known as The Asteroid Mining Company, told AFP. Lewicki said that the Space Act "allows us to give assurances to our customers and investors as we build a resource business in space.
There’s also Deep Space Industries, another startup which has been waiting for the legal groundwork to begin wooing investors.
"This is absolutely a big win for us," the mining company’s vice president Meagan Crawford told AFP. "We don’t seem crazy any more. We don’t have to work very hard to convince investors."
Deep Space Explorations plans to begin scouting in 2017, and says actual mining could begin as soon as 2020.
It’s hard to know for sure what effects commercial space mining will have. The gold rush led to a mass westward migration, as people hoped to strike it rich in the Sacramento Valley. It’s possible that new space industries could have a similar effect, creating a string of manned settlements across the solar system.
But a new law signed by President Barack Obama last month could do even more to spur a commercial interest in space. The US Commercial Space Launch Competitiveness Act of 2015 could effectively do for the solar system what the gold rush did for 19th century California.
Under the law, any minerals or other materials, including water, which are extracted from asteroids or other extraterrestrial bodies would legally belong to the individual or company that did the extracting.
Essentially: if you can get it, you can sell it, and with affordable space flight becoming closer and closer to becoming reality, space mining doesn’t sound so far-fetched. There could also be a sizeable profit to be gained. NASA estimates that 10% of the 1,500 near-Earth asteroids contain mineral resources.
Nickel, gold, iron, and platinum could all fuel a new age in humanity. Frozen water deposits could also be unlocked and used as refueling stations for trips further into space.
"Now it is permissible to interact with space,"
said Christopher Johnson, a lawyer with the Secure World Foundation,
according to Agence France-Presse. "Exploring and using space’s
resources has begun."
That’s not just hyperbole. A number of companies have been waiting in the wings for precisely this kind of legislation to pass."It has often been a question as to whether a commercial company will be able to go out and develop a resource," Chris Lewicki, president of Planetary Resources, also known as The Asteroid Mining Company, told AFP. Lewicki said that the Space Act "allows us to give assurances to our customers and investors as we build a resource business in space.
"Since the passage of the law, we’ve been
getting a lot of support messages and our current investors are very
excited," he added.
Planetary Resources is already eying a few select asteroids which it
hopes to prospect further with the aid of a small exploration satellite
next year.There’s also Deep Space Industries, another startup which has been waiting for the legal groundwork to begin wooing investors.
"This is absolutely a big win for us," the mining company’s vice president Meagan Crawford told AFP. "We don’t seem crazy any more. We don’t have to work very hard to convince investors."
Deep Space Explorations plans to begin scouting in 2017, and says actual mining could begin as soon as 2020.
It’s hard to know for sure what effects commercial space mining will have. The gold rush led to a mass westward migration, as people hoped to strike it rich in the Sacramento Valley. It’s possible that new space industries could have a similar effect, creating a string of manned settlements across the solar system.