#asteroid mining

A new preprint argues that a future city on Mars may need metals and other materials sourced from main-belt asteroids, with multi-stop refueling routes overcoming the delta-v limits of cargo spacecraft.

As asteroid mining companies prepare to move from concept to operations, a University of Waikato researcher warns that the legal framework governing space resource extraction is dangerously inadequate. A new paper proposes a framework balancing exploitation and environmental protection of the space commons.