May 3 (Bloomberg Law) — Frans von der Dunk, professor of Space Law at University of Nebraska-Lincoln, College of Law, talks with Bloomberg Law’s Lee Pacchia about the legal implications of a new company’s plans to mine near Earth asteroids for precious metals and water. The company, Planetary Resources, is a startup backed by Google billionaires Larry Page, Eric Schmidt and filmmaker James Cameron among others.
Asteroid Mining in Space: Is it Legal?
by Chris Batz | May 10, 2012 | Uncategorized