Asteroid Resource Utilization: Ethical Concerns and Progress
Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
2020-11-09 v1 Earth and Planetary Astrophysics
Abstract
As asteroid mining moves toward reality, the high bar to entering the business may limit participation and increase inequality, reducing or eliminating any benefit gained by marginalized people or developing nations. Consideration of ethical issues is urgently needed, as well as participation in international, not merely multilateral, solutions.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2011.03369,
title = {Asteroid Resource Utilization: Ethical Concerns and Progress},
author = {Andrew S. Rivkin and Moses Milazzo and Aparna Venkatesan and Elizabeth Frank and Monica R. Vidaurri and Phil Metzger and Chris Lewicki},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2011.03369},
year = {2020}
}
Comments
Submitted to Planetary Science Decadal Survey. 19 co-signers, with names listed on cover page