Amining code for regulating lunar water ice mining activities

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Hubbard, Kevin M.; Elkins-Tanton, Linda T.; Masson-Zwaan, Tanja
• 署名单位: Arizona State University; Arizona State University-Tempe; Leiden University; Leiden University - Excl LUMC
• 刊物名称: PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0027-12508
• DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2321079121
• 发表日期: 2024-12-24
• 关键词: polar-regions; SEA; management; authority; heritage; surface; SYSTEM; moon; LAW

摘要

Despite the increasing number of space launches, growth of the commercial space sector, signing of the Artemis Accords, maturation of space mining technologies, the emergence of a regulatory environment through domestic legislation, and a comprehensive body of international law, an intergovernmental governing authority has yet to be established to manage mining activities on the Moon. We developed a Lunar Mining Code and mapping tool to regulate and manage prospecting and exploration activities for water ice at the Moon's poles. The Lunar Mining Code is composed of a notification system to manage prospecting, a contract system for issuing exploration licenses to allotted areas on the Moon, and best mining practices and principles to promote equal access and safeguard the lunar environment.