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November 30, 2015

New U.S. space mining law may violate international treaty
Washington (UPI) Nov 27, 2015
One company is especially happy with the space mining legislation signed into law on Wednesday, the company that stands to profit the most. Planetary Resouces welcomed the newly passed U.S. Commercial Space Launch Competitiveness Act, or the U.S. Space Act, with open arms. Founded in 2010, the company's aim is to "expand Earth's natural resource base." In other words, they're aiming to extract water, minerals and other valuable materials from asteroids and sell them. The Space Act ... read more

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