Commercializing Space: The Ethical and Legal Dilemmas
Commercializing Space: The Ethical and Legal Dilemmas - World Report Now
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Commercializing Space: The Ethical and Legal Dilemmas - World Report Now
As private firms take the lead in space exploration, sending personal items to the Moon is now an option. But this raises important ethical and legal issues.
The failure of Astrobotic’s lunar lander highlights the struggles in relying on private companies to spearhead efforts to return to the Moon.
Astrobotic lost contact with its Peregrine moon lander on Jan. 18, suggesting that the troubled probe crashed to Earth over the South Pacific as expected.
Peregrine, which would have marked the first private Moon landing, suffered a “critical” fuel leak shortly after takeoff and is reportedly carrying the remains of 70 people (and one dog).