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Space Mining and Its Regulation

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This chapter explains need for a full understanding of the technical, operational, business, financial, political and legal aspects of the new enterprise of space mining. It also introduces the various countries and new businesses that have undertaken or aspire to engage in space mining activities.

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    Joseph N. Pelton and Scott Madry, Chapter 6, “Satellites Serving Humankind,” in Joseph N. Pelton’s and Angelina Bukley, The Farthest Shore, 2010, Apogee Books, Burlington, Canada.

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    Jason Hay*, Paul Guthrie†, Carie Mullins‡, Elaine Gresham§, and Carissa Christensen* Global Space Industry: Refining the Definition of New Space http://enu.kz/repository/2009/AIAA-2009-6400.pdf

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    Ibid.

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    Joseph N. Pelton and Firooz Alidadi, editors, Chapter One: Introduction, Handbook of Cosmic Hazards and Planetary Defense, (2015) Springer Publishing, N.Y.

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    Section 321 of the NASA Authorization Act of 2005 (Public Law No. 109-155), also known as the George E. Brown, Jr., Near-Earth Object Survey Act, neo.jpl.nasa.gov/neo/report2007.htm.

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    Gary L. Bennett, “Proposed Principles on the Use of Nuclear Power Sources in Space,” http://fas.org/nuke/space/propprin.pdf.

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    Rendezvous with Rama, http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/112,537. Rendezvous_with_Rama.

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    Leonard David, “Dealing with Asteroid Threats: UN Completes First Planning Phase” Space.com http://www.space.com/28,755-dangerous-asteroids-united-nations-team.html (Accessed: August 22, 2015).

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  1. Institute of Air and Space Law, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada

    Ram S. Jakhu

  2. Executive Board, International Association for the Advancement of Space Safety, Arlington, VA, USA

    Joseph N. Pelton

  3. African Union Commission, Pan African University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

    Yaw Otu Mankata Nyampong

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Jakhu, R.S., Pelton, J.N., Nyampong, Y.O.M. (2017). Introduction. In: Space Mining and Its Regulation . Springer Praxis Books(). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-39246-2_1

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