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RE: Cell Phone Tower on the Moon? Vodaphone and German StartUp company plans to have it built next year
So you would not be ok if private companies went to the moon to extract resources purely for profit?
It is an interesting question, as most of the international law regarding the use of space resources were written with a post cold-war environment in mind, and not concerning the potential of commercial enterprise. To me, it seems weird why countries with no access to the Moon should have a say at all about what individuals with the capabilities to go there are allowed to do.
I haven't looked through the matter, but let's be honest, no private company works for humanity, it's profit they're after. I just don't think it would be wrong for them to pursue profit by benefiting our development as a kind. As long as they respect sustainability, they should experiment. It's what we say in greek: the flower pot gets watered along with the plant(μαζί με τον βασιλικό ποτίζεται κι η γλάστρα), everybody gets to be benefited in the end.
Ok. I'm just asking because I'm curious to see how people feel about the idea of using space resources for-profit. Since it will become increasingly feasible over the next few years it will have to be discussed thoroughly. I don't see what's wrong in companies doing it only for profit. If someone is willing to pay for it then it means they are solving a problem for someone.
At least initially they will probably sell services to governments wanting to build a presence and do science on the Moon. Currently, the international laws carries a tone saying that space belongs to everyone, and most private companies that are looking at the moon are run by people who want to use the moon for the benefit of humanity. But it will be interesting to see when it becomes so accessible that more "standard" type of businesses can also go there to extract and utilise resources.