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Why is everyone rushing to get to the Moon?

Editor July 16, 2021 China competition geopolitics international collaboration national interests Neil Armstrong Russia the Cold War the Moon the United States

Though the term “space race” may be overused, there’s little doubt that international competition in space is heating up. One objective over which countries are…

How do international laws regulate space mining?

Editor February 28, 2020 resource utilization space mining the Cold War the Moon The Moon Agreement the Outer Space Treaty the United Nations UN COPUS Western Sydney University

There is renewed interest nowadays in space mining. There was similar interest in space mining during the Cold War, when international agreements were developed to…

What is the Moon Treaty and is it still useful?

Editor January 17, 2020 For All Moonkind in situ resource utilization Ronald Reagan space Law space lawyers space mining the Moon the Moon Treaty the Outer Space Treaty the University of Mississippi

The Moon Treaty was designed to regulate various space activities, including resource utilization. The Moon Treaty, however, is of questionable use – it has few…

How do blockchains help space exploration?

Editor May 31, 2019 blockchains cryptocurrencies financial systems future technologies satellite constellations satellites space exploration the Moon validated transactions virtual machines

Blockchains are decentralized systems of ledgers that record transactions. They contain chains of “blocks”, batches of validated transactions, which cannot be altered without also altering…