Space Resource Utilization: A View from an Emerging Space Faring Nation
The book speaks to the need for a regulatory framework with regards to space resource utilization. In doing so, significant elements of the subject matter have been explored, taking into account the different phases of a space mission and the perspectives of the various actors and participants in th...
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Format: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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Springer International Publishing
2018, 2018
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Edition: | 1st ed. 2018 |
Series: | Studies in Space Policy
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Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Overview
- Analysis of the current international and national governance framework as pertains to resource extraction and utilization in space
- Analysis of views of established and emerging space nations with regards to space mining and the US Commercial Space Launch Competitiveness Act (CSLCA) of 2015
- Analysis of the view of both established and emerging space nations regarding the topic and also regarding the new US CSLCA of 2015
- Recommendations on what should be South Africa's position in this matter, and in particular with regard to the Moon Agreement, which South Africa has neither signed nor ratified
- References