Oh sure, they'll eyeball it and fly by the seat of their pants just like they do in the comic books.
Or when someone brings home some minerals drilled out of asteroids, and starts shooting at anyone else who tries to do the same thing.
When nickel and iron hit $10,000 an ounce, let me know.
Isn't that the way everything gets done? Ren and Stimpy - Space Warriors! (Okay, that's a cartoon, but the principle's the same)