An elaborate scheme to shade Earth with millions of tonnes of Moon dust floating in space is unlikely to get off the ground.
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The next big frontier in space exploration is finding ways to effectively harness oxygen contained within Moon dust. What will it take?
Companies and space agencies alike will have to compete for very few useful sites on the Moon.
Governments and corporations must get serious about the legal, technical, economic, social and ethical implications of a potential space-based resource economy.
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The fifth episode of the To the moon and beyond podcast series explores where we will be travelling in 2069.
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In the fourth episode of our podcast series, we look at the practical, legal and ethical questions about going to set up base on the moon – and mining its resources.
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Space Plasma Physicist, Imperial College London
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Chargé de recherche (CNRS) à l'Observatoire Astronomique de Strasbourg, Université de Strasbourg
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Podcast host, The Conversation
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Lecturer and Topic Coordinator, The University of Melbourne
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Assistant Professor and Deputy Director of the International Institute of Air and Space Law, Leiden University
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PhD candidate, School of History and Philosophy of Science, University of Sydney
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PhD Scholar in Climate Governance, Australian National University
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Emeritus Professor of International Law, Western Sydney University
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Professor, Canada Research Chair in Space Robotics and Space Technology, Carleton University
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Professor of Planetary and Space Sciences, The Open University
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Lecturer in Soil Science, Southern Cross University
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Research Fellow in the Philosophy of Ethics, King's College London
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James Martin Research Fellow, Future of Humanity Institute & Oxford Martin School, University of Oxford
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Professor of Space Law, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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Royal Society University Research Fellow / Reader, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Manchester
