James Deep Space Commodities

Exploration, Production and Trading
1. Auflage 2018
ISBN: 978-3-319-90303-3
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 205 Seiten

Reihe: Progress in Mathematics

Welcome to the new space economy... Space is open for business! 
The dawn of a new space race led by private sector entrepreneurs is upon us thanks to the USA Space Act 2015 and technology advances like SpaceX rockets, which have greatly reduced the cost of space flight. For the first time in history, the advances in both technical and legal infrastructure have opened up exciting opportunities that are already driving the commercial exploration of deep space commodities, Space tourism with Virgin Galactic, and the serious planning for the colonisation of our Moon and Mars. 
Tom James, a leading commodity and energy market practitioner and author, has brought together top professionals in academia, astropolitics, space engineering, and space law to explore the exciting opportunities and challenges businesses face in the new off-planet economy. 
With quadrillions of dollars of mineral wealth and frozen water within our reach, the stakes may be high, but so are the rewards.
So pack your bags, fasten your oxygen mask and let's get ready to boldly take business where business has not gone before...


Professor Tom James is a leading expert and published author in the Energy and Commodity sector with over 28 years of global commercial experience. He is regularly called upon by governments and corporations for advice and insight on market developments, and has served as a Senior Energy Advisor to the United States Department of Defense in its Task Force for Business and Stability Operations (TFBSO).  
For several years now Tom has employed data from space-based satellites to support his work in the trading, tracking, and monitoring of energy and natural resource supply and consumption across planet Earth. This has allowed him to keep close to the technical and commercial developments in the space sector.
In 2009 Professor James founded the international commodity and energy consulting group, Navitas Resources. In 2016 he co-founded NR Capital, an alternative commodity trade finance platform, and in 2018 he co-founded Deep Space Technologies, a firm focused on the development of a Space Economy Ecosystem.
Alongside his commercial career, Professor James has held a variety of academic positions, including the Petronet LNG Chair Professor at UPES in Asia; Executive Tutor for the MBA Oil and Gas programme at Middlesex University, UK; visiting executive faculty at the Singapore Management University (SMU); and Adjunct Professor at UNIST, South Korea.
He lives and works in Singapore and is a professional member of the Singapore Space and Technology Association (SSTA).

Autoren/Hrsg.

James, Tom

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Dedication;5
2;Contents;6
3;List of Figures;8
4;List of Tables;9
5;1: Deep Space Commodities and the New Space Economy;10
5.1;The New Space Economy: Star Date 25 November 2015;10
5.2;Space: The New Frontier of Innovation to Help Humankind on Earth and Its Future in Space;12
5.3;So What Does the Future Hold?;13
5.4;What Comes First the Chicken, the Egg or the Saucepan?;15
5.5;How Will the Deep Space Commodity Industry Develop?;16
5.6;Deep Space Commodity Developments?;18
5.7;Water as Fuel?;19
6;2: A New Space Race;22
6.1;Space Race;22
6.2;Commercial Revolution;23
6.3;Downstream Applications;24
6.4;Launcher Options;25
6.5;Beyond Earth;26
6.6;Challenges;27
6.6.1;Mid-century and Beyond;28
7;3: Launching from Earth: The Science Behind Space Law and Technological Developments;29
7.1;NASA’s Collaboration: the SpaceX Commercial Crew Program;33
7.1.1;A Deal for Human Commercial Spaceflight;33
7.2;Launching from Earth: Technology Developments;40
7.3;Humans in Space: The Companies Involved;42
7.4;Deep Space Industries and Asteroid Mining;46
8;4: Humans Versus Machine: Who Will Mine Space?;60
8.1;Have Robots, Will Travel;65
8.2;Astro-Helpers and Robonauts;66
8.3;People Stay Close to Home for a Few Reasons;68
8.4;Asteroid Mining 101;70
8.5;Supporting Humans in Space;71
9;5: Scouting for Resources;75
9.1;Landing Sites: ‘To Do’ List;77
9.2;New Hardware to Observe Mars;78
9.3;Martian Water? From the Rocks, not from the Atmosphere;79
9.4;The Frontier;83
10;6: Asteroid Mining Concepts;86
10.1;Asteroid Composition;89
10.2;Mining and Processing;90
10.3;Asteroid Extraction Techniques,,;91
10.4;Asteroid Mining System Program (AMSP) Risk Domains;93
10.5;Feasibility;94
11;7: Asteroid Impact and Deflection Assessment Mission (AIDA): Space Mining Concepts;98
11.1;Introduction;98
11.2;Designing an Asteroid Mission;100
11.2.1;DART + AIM = A;100
11.2.2;DART;100
11.2.3;AIDA: Critical Test of Asteroid Mitigation by Kinetic Impact;101
11.2.4;DART Impact During Excellent Apparition;102
11.3;Current Status;102
11.4;Key benefits if AIDA data;104
11.5;Mining Concepts: Deflected or Not;105
11.6;Degrading and Exploiting the Resources of Space;105
11.7;Asteroid Mining Probes;106
11.8;The Competition to Mine Asteroids;108
11.9;Where Might This All Lead?;109
11.10;Add on Materials;110
12;8: A Briefing on the Legal and Geopolitical Facets of Space Resources;111
12.1;Introduction;111
12.2;The Legal and Political Background of Space Resources;111
12.2.1;The Outer Space Treaty;112
12.2.2;The Moon Agreement of 1979;115
12.2.3;The Legislative History of Space Resources;117
12.3;Understanding the Legal Concept of Space Resources;118
12.4;The Geopolitical Effects and Potential Consequences of Space Resources;123
12.5;Conclusion;125
13;9: The Problems with an International Legal Framework for Asteroid Mining;126
13.1;Introduction;126
13.2;Current State;127
13.3;Possible Solutions;129
13.3.1;Solutions Involving the UN;129
13.3.1.1;Model A: The UN–Miner Contract Model;129
13.3.1.2;Model B: Retrieving the Salvaged Common Heritage;130
13.3.1.3;Model C: Agency Assigned Missions;131
13.3.2;Non-UN-Based Solutions: An Extra UN Governing Entity;132
13.3.2.1;An Intergovernmental Entity;132
13.3.2.2;Extragovernmental Entity;133
13.3.2.3;Lack of Authority;135
13.3.3;Additional Issues;136
13.3.3.1;The Benefits of Space Exploration;136
13.3.3.2;Duality of Legal Models;138
13.3.3.3;Robots;140
13.3.3.4;Other Hazards and Concerns;142
13.4;Conclusions;143
14;10: Potential Issues for Interplanetary and Interstellar Trade;144
14.1;Trade Without Tangible Goods;146
14.2;Trade with Non-humans;148
14.3;Conclusion;151
15;11: Astropolitics and International Relations;154
15.1;Bibliography;160
16;12: The Economic Viability of Mars Colonization;161
16.1;Introduction;162
16.2;The Phases of Mars Colonization;163
16.2.1;Exploration;163
16.2.2;Base Building;163
16.2.3;Settlement;164
16.2.4;Terraforming;164
16.3;Populating Mars;172
16.4;Historical Analogies;179
16.5;Conclusions;180
16.6;Bibliography;181
17;Index;183