While Neil deGrasse Tyson tries (probably in vain) to renew the nation's interest in space exploration, all the recent action in space seems to involve commercial ventures. Is it time then, to start thinking about private property rights in space? Interesting discussion of it here .
Folks have begun thinking about this: http://opiniojuris.org/2009/10/23/bilder-on-the-legal-regime-for-mining-the-moon/ and here: http://opiniojuris.org/2010/02/21/the-ethics-and-economics-of-asteroid-mining-and-the-role-for-law/ and, in particular, the legal regimes necessary for such commercial activity: http://opiniojuris.org/2013/04/05/asil-launches-the-space-law-interest-group/
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Awesome. Thanks for the links, Patrick!
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It is “Neil” BTW. He is a worthy successor to Sagan. I once wrote a fan letter to Sagan near the time of his death, and he replied. Not many like him.
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Fixed. Sorry. I was obsessed with Cosmos as a kid, but I didn’t care much for the first episode of spacetime odyssey.
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