Deep space commodities : exploration, production and trading / Tom James, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

James, Tom, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Space industrialization.

Space mining.

Space mining--Law and legislation.

Space tourism--Marketing.

Space tourism.

Manned space flight--Technological innovations.

Manned space flight.

Manned space flight--Economic aspects.

Technological innovations.

Marketing.

Physical Description:

xi, 203 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [2018]

Summary:

Welcome to the new space economy... Space is open for business! The dawn of a new space race led by private sector entrepreneurs is upon us thanks to the USA Space Act 2015 and technology advances like SpaceX rockets, which have greatly reduced the cost of space flight. For the first time in history, the advances in both technical and legal infrastructure have opened up exciting opportunities that are already driving the commercial exploration of deep space commodities, Space tourism with Virgin Galactic, and the serious planning for the colonisation of our Moon and Mars. Tom James, a leading commodity and energy market practitioner and author, has brought together top professionals in academia, astropolitics, space engineering, and space law to explore the exciting opportunities and challenges businesses face in the new off-planet economy. With quadrillions of dollars of mineral wealth and frozen water within our reach, the stakes may be high, but so are the rewards. So pack your bags, fasten your oxygen mask and let's get ready to boldly take business where business has not gone before...-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Deep space commodities and the new space economy

A new space race

Launching from earth : the science behind space law and technological developments

Human versus machine : who will mine space?

Scouting for resources

Asteroid mining concepts

Asteroid impact and deflection assessment mission (AIDA) : space mining concepts

A briefing on the legal and geopolitical facets of space resources

The problems with an international legal framework for asteroid mining

Potential issues for interplanetary and interstellar trade

Astropolitics and international relations

The economic viability of Mars colonization.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9783319903026

3319903020

OCLC:

1029448019