FCD:
I think lots of people are going to be moving into space. I think we will be populating the moon, building enclaves of research and even money-making ventures there. Just last month, Ad Astra signed an agreement with Excalibur Exploration Ltd., a British company, to mine asteroids [when the time is right]. I believe there will be a huge demand for resources, particularly water, from asteroids and comets, because taking water from the earth is going to be very expensive. We're probably going to supply the moon and the habitat on the moon with water from comets So Whale,
How does this square with that UN Outer Space treaty? Contract(s) are being written and signed to mine space bodies. Heehee....
Chang-Diaz has got a winner in that engine of his, and he's going to see to that there are space enterprises.