Posted on 04/06/2020 2:45:18 PM PDT by BenLurkin
President Donald Trump signed an executive order today (April 6) establishing U.S. policy on the exploitation of off-Earth resources. That policy stresses that the current regulatory regime notably, the 1967 Outer Space Treaty allows the use of such resources.
This view has long held sway in U.S. government circles. For example, the United States, like the other major spacefaring nations, has not signed the 1979 Moon Treaty, which stipulates that non-scientific use of space resources be governed by an international regulatory framework. And in 2015, Congress passed a law explicitly allowing American companies and citizens to use moon and asteroid resources.
The executive order, called "Encouraging International Support for the Recovery and Use of Space Resources," has been in the works for about a year, a senior administration official said during a teleconference with reporters today. The order was prompted, at least in part, by a desire to clarify the United States' position as it negotiates with international partners to help advance NASA's Artemis program for crewed lunar exploration, the official added. (Engagement with international partners remains important, the official said.)
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That’s a risk you take anytime you go to Walmart.
Must get Moose and Squirrel ....
Just watch out for Alice Kramden.
Moose and squirrel? Are you talking about Nancy and Chuckie?
Never mind thats Boris and Natasha.
Hey, finders keepers.
HOW DARE YOU!
Why is this occupying anyone’s time today, much less the President’s? Is this a critical matter that couldn’t wait, oh, say, a couple of years? Do we have a rocket about to launch a mining operation?
It's okay, the stock market has cratered.
Oh man, I’m telling you. It was awful. I wanted to smack the guy right in the head.
Strip mine the Earth! We’ll get around to all the other planets later.
The whole idea is silly. The cost of fuel to get the fuel to the moon to get stuff back from the moon and land it on earth is more than the value of an domestic commodity. Just nothing you can do about it. Energy is energy.
Yes! Thank You President Trump!
Larger than Mt. Rushmore!
“I knew I would see the first men on the moon. I never thought I would see the last.”—Jerry Pournelle
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