April 10, 2017
While it can be tough to decide who owns a meteorite, in China and the U.S., those "intergalactic" property rights matter since they determine who profits.
While it can be tough to decide who owns a meteorite, in China and the U.S., those "intergalactic" property rights matter since they determine who profits.
Now that the technology will soon exist to mine asteroids and profit from them, property rights in outer space have become a relevant legal issue.