Hot Air and Fantasy, IMHO. They're trying to legislate extraction and industrialization of extraterrestrial resources for private gain, an act that's expressly prohibited by |International treaty| to which the U.S. is signatory.
Here's the first treaty principle listed, from the link: the exploration and use of outer space shall be carried out for the benefit and in the interests of all countries and shall be the province of all mankind;
Suppose Elon Musk spends half a trillion dollars to mine out a shitload of Iridium from an asteroid. I don't see what stops any state or individual slapping a lien for their percentage of those materials as soon as they touch down. Space resources are for the benefit of everyone, after all. Thanks for getting them for us.
It wasn't as bipartisan as suggested as far as I can tell. No House D. voted for it. Senate Ds include Nelson -Canaveral, Murray,- Boeing.
Hot Air and Fantasy, IMHO. They're trying to legislate extraction and industrialization of extraterrestrial resources for private gain, an act that's expressly prohibited by |International treaty| to which the U.S. is signatory.
Here's the first treaty principle listed, from the link:
the exploration and use of outer space shall be carried out for the benefit and in the interests of all countries and shall be the province of all mankind;
Suppose Elon Musk spends half a trillion dollars to mine out a shitload of Iridium from an asteroid. I don't see what stops any state or individual slapping a lien for their percentage of those materials as soon as they touch down. Space resources are for the benefit of everyone, after all. Thanks for getting them for us.
But 4 Democrats combined means that all liberals agree! The media told us that!
Oh, Ted Cruz, how moronic you are.
“Most importantly, it solidifies America’s leading role in the commercial space sector and builds upon the work of President Reagan,” he added.
It's ALWAYS Reagan to these morons.
Ronnie RayGun! Pew pew pew!