Abstract:
The next frontier of resource extraction will not take place beneath our feet but over our heads. Space will be the next frontier in resource extraction because planetary bodies are composed of required minerals. It is estimated that the potential resources that can be recovered from one asteroid alone may be worth upwards of $10 quintillion. The extraction of space minerals is moving from fiction to reality through advances in in robotics, artificial intelligence, astronomy and reduced cost of space vehicle launches. While many countries have taken steps to create legislation for commercial space activities, Canada has not taken action despite long-standing excellent space programs. The panel will bring together scientists and space policy experts to discuss space resource mining and Canada’s role in it to generate discussion for policies aimed to investment in people, infrastructure and capital infrastructure.

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