Space Mining Rights Are Becoming a Real Business

Lucas and Luna explore the emerging business of space mining rights. With the 2025 Artemis Accords framework and the first commercial lunar prospecting licenses issued by the US Federal Aviation Administration in late 2025, companies like Lunar Outpost and Interlune are racing to claim extraction rights for water ice and rare-earth elements on the Moon. Lucas breaks down the legal basis: the 1967 Outer Space Treaty's 'non-appropriation' principle versus the 2020 US Executive Order on space resource rights, and how the Trump administration expanded licensing in 2025. Luna raises the practical question of enforcement when extraction happens 240,000 miles away. They discuss the cost to file a claim, insurance for in-space operations, and why the first mover advantage could be worth billions. A concrete look at how property law is adapting to commercial space. #SpaceMining #LunarResources #ArtemisAccords #OuterSpaceTreaty #CommercialSpace #LunarOutpost #Interlune #SpaceLaw #FAA #SpaceEconomy #PropertyRights #WaterIce #RareEarthElements #SpacePolicy #MoonEconomy #Business #Technology #FexingoBusiness Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo