NASA begins Accepting Applications from Privates to Mine the Moon

Mining & Minerals - Evaluations / Off-World Exploration, Mining, & Technology

Date posted: 02/10/14

In what can be considered giant leap towards mining minerals from the moon, the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has began accepting applications from potential business partners interested in mining the moon. The move, part of a plan unveiled in January, aims to find private financing to help its experts design and build lunar prospecting robots, the first major step required to explore Earths natural satellite for valuable resources. Unlike some business figures who have set up their own space mining endeavors, NASA only counts on a budget set by the US government, which has refused to provide any further funding for the so called Lunar Cargo Transportation and Landing by Soft Touchdown (Lunar CATALYST) initiative.