§ 7 Economic / Political / Legal History and Issues

This section attempts to give you an idea of where the PERMANENT concepts fit into today's business and political realms, as well as the legal issues regarding use of asteroidal and lunar materials.

Table of Contents:

§ 7.1 Overview -- economic, legal and political issues

§ 7.2 Private sector

§ 7.2.1 Private sector history and issues
§ 7.2.2 Asteroidal vs. lunar materials utilization
§ 7.2.3 Don't wait for Cheap Access To Space (CATS)

§ 7.3 Legal environment

§ 7.3.1 Legal history and issues
§ 7.3.2 The Archimedes Institute

Special note: The Archimedes Institute is a policy research organization
devoted to the efficient and equitable development of the solar system.
The Archimedes Institute has an extensive space law library, a Claims
Registry (e.g., for private sector property claims of asteroids), and a vast
array of links to space law sites on the web

§ 7.4 Government

§ 7.4.1 Government history and issues
§ 7.4.2 PERMANENT address to the U.S. National Commission on Space, 1986
§ 7.4.3 How the government can help the private sector

§ 7.5 Space advocacy organizations

§ 7.6 Political and business cautions

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