So who owns all those asteroids in space?

MSNBC Monday 30th April, 2012

Of all the hurdles facing Planetary Resources, a startup firm that this week unveiled its plan to survey and mine asteroids for water, precious metals and other resources, legal jurisdiction is not at the top of the list. "We as a U.S. company certainly have the right to go (to) an asteroid and make use of its resources," Planetary Resources co-founder Eric Anderson told Discovery News. "It is a stated goal of the U.S. government to enable an...

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