The Public Frontier of Space

Abstract

In today's world where technological developments are getting faster, asteroid mining has become more realistic and applicable rather than an imaginary perception created in the past, and it has begun to be discussed concretely with its contributions to countries in terms of technology and economy. In addition to the presence of minerals and metals such as nickel and iron in most of the asteroids, the increase in the possibility of obtaining precious metals known as platinum group metals from asteroids will pave the way for important changes in the ordinary status of the world economy, and it will cause the acceleration of technological developments. However, despite the various agreements made in the past regarding space, the necessity of new national and international agreements and regulations in line with the increase and expansion of commercial activities in space will be important in terms of benefit and costs that will arise on a global scale.