It is not, like the high seas, the "common heritage of humankind," nor is it an area, like Antarctica, where commercial mining is prohibited. Instead, the 1967 Outer Space Treaty—signed by more ...

On top of that, Article XII of the Outer Space Treaty assumes that there will be installations, like bases or mining operations, on the Moon. Contrary to the free access principle, the treaty ...

Tire company Bridgestone has turned to bio-mimicry for its own Moon wheels. The company took inspiration from the soft foot ...

Autonomous mining trucks hit new milestone in China as zero-cabin vehicles work 24/7 in freezing temperatures with real-time ...

Surviving re-entry is one of the most challenging aspects of space travel. As a spacecraft plunges into Earth’s atmosphere at ...

Essentially, these are rules to govern mining on the Moon, asteroids and elsewhere in space for elements that are rare here on Earth. As a space lawyer and co-founder of For All Moonkind ...