08-11-2019, 10:18 AM
We should be focusing on activities that have real benefits, like asteroid mining, defense.
We are.
I have a friend who’s an attorney. His brother is also an attorney who works at a law firm focused on space mining, claims, legal rights etc. The private space launch companies and mining probe manufacturers are working on the logistics as we speak. My friend gives me updates from time to time, and generally I’m shocked at how far along they are.
In general, space mining is mostly private sector.
Telescopes are more public sector, funded by universities, donations and grants from philanthropists. The two types of space exploration are progressing separately but concurrently.
Foe defense, the existing telescopes on Haleakala & Mauna Kea (and others around the world) operate an early warning asteroid identification program. NASA has prototype asteroid deflection probes in the works. The US Air Force has The X-37B and Space Force, but don’t get me started on the latter.
We are.
I have a friend who’s an attorney. His brother is also an attorney who works at a law firm focused on space mining, claims, legal rights etc. The private space launch companies and mining probe manufacturers are working on the logistics as we speak. My friend gives me updates from time to time, and generally I’m shocked at how far along they are.
In general, space mining is mostly private sector.
Telescopes are more public sector, funded by universities, donations and grants from philanthropists. The two types of space exploration are progressing separately but concurrently.
Foe defense, the existing telescopes on Haleakala & Mauna Kea (and others around the world) operate an early warning asteroid identification program. NASA has prototype asteroid deflection probes in the works. The US Air Force has The X-37B and Space Force, but don’t get me started on the latter.
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