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2016 U. Ill. J.L. Tech. & Pol'y 407 (2016)
Excuse Me, You're Mining My Asteroid: Space Property Rights and the U.S. Space Resource Exploration and Utilization Act of 2015

handle is hein.journals/jltp2016 and id is 419 raw text is: EXCUSE ME, YOU'RE MINING MY ASTEROID: SPACE PROPERTY RIGHTS AND THE U.S. SPACE RESOURCE EXPLORATION AND UTILIZATION ACT OF 2015 Craig Foster* TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Introduction ......................................................................................... 40 8 II. B ackground ......................................................................................... 409 A . W hat's Actually Up There? ......................................................... 409 B. Technological Advancements ...................................................... 410 1. Planetary R esources ............................................................... 411 2. D eep Space Industries ........................................................... 412 3. Kepler Energy and Space Engineering LLC ......................... 413 4. State-Sponsored Space-Mining Programs ............................. 413 a. Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) .............. 413 b. NASA's OSIRIS-REx Mission ........................................ 414 c. Luxembourg's Space Resources Program ...................... 414 d. Russia's Moon-Mining Program .................................... 415 C. The Current State of International Law and Property R ights in Space ............................................................................ 4 16 1. International Treaties ............................................................. 416 2. Com m on Law Principles ....................................................... 417 3. Historical International Precedent ......................................... 418 III. A n aly sis ............................................................................................... 4 19 A . N eed for Legislation .................................................................... 419 B. Recently Passed U.S. Legislation ................................................ 420 1. Pros of the Space A ct ............................................................ 422 2. C ons of the Space A ct ........................................................... 422 * J.D., University of Illinois College of Law, May 2017 (expected). B.A., Religious Studies, East Texas Baptist University, 2006. M.Div., Baylor University Truett Theological Seminary, 2009. 1 want to thank my wife, Lindsay, for being endlessly supportive through my law school endeavors and for being a wonderful mom to our sons. A special thanks also to my parents, Randy and Leigh, and siblings, Curtis and Cindy, for their continued encouragement. To the entire JLTP staff, thank you for putting in the effort to make this Note presentable to the public. Finally, thank you to Professor Lesley Wexler for sacrificing your time to provide guidance throughout the editing process.

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