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The Guardian view on owning the heavens: the perils of letting capitalism colonise the cosmos | Editorial
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71% Informative
A new report warns that humanity’s last commons is slipping into private hands.
The 1967 Outer Space treaty bans state exploitation of space, but is vague on private claims.
Companies are targeting asteroid mines for “platinum group” metals, lunar ice for fuel and helium 3 .
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71
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69
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2
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formal
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English
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49
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medium-lived
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