Our solar system is full of useful, valuable resources like iron, nickel, gold, platinum, and most importantly, water. But who gets to exploit these resources? Astrobiologists like to “follow the water” in their search for the signs of life, but the space mining industry will also see water as a key resource. How compatible are these interests? Water ice will be crucial to our exploration of the solar system because it can be used to create breathable air, hydrogen fuel, and drinking water needed for human settlements. This video covers the issues of in situ resource utilisation (ISRU), the legal discussions, the Outer Space Treaty of 1967, preventing space based conflict, and the protection of space resources.
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Narrated by
Anna Ptaszynski
Written by
Thomas Cheney
Rob Hawthorn
Script Editors
Hannah Cooper
Anna Ptaszynski
Design and animation
Michael Dring
Directed by
Rob Hawthorn
Produced by
Made by Gravity
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Thanks to
NASA
ESA
Karen Olsson-Francis
Victoria Pearson
Special thanks to
Louise Thomas
James Harkin
Funded by
OU Strategic Priorities Fund Quality Related (SPFQR) (Research England)
