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zecho ◴[25 May 12 14:26 UTC] No.4023608[source]▶

On one hand, this is a momentous day for private space flight. On the other, we're closer to Moon lobbyists than ever.

vecinu ◴[25 May 12 14:39 UTC] No.4023668[source]▶

Privatizing area on the Moon is quite frightening to think about. I wonder if one day copyright law will also reach other planets and moons.

1. thu ◴[25 May 12 15:01 UTC] No.4023761[source]▶

With asteroid mining companies, someone will have to decide which companies can get at which asteroids.

2. jpendry ◴[25 May 12 15:29 UTC] No.4023881[source]▶

that's easy: whichever company can shoot down all other companies ships, and still manage to land and mine said asteroids, wins.

the name of this game? "king of the asteroid"

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3. vecinu ◴[25 May 12 15:45 UTC] No.4023952[source]▶

"Game of Asteroids".

I know we like to bring elements from the video game EVE into our reality but that is very implausible.

4. camiller ◴[25 May 12 16:15 UTC] No.4024132[source]▶

It'll be like the gold rush, stake a claim, file it with the regulating agency, shoot anyone that trespasses.

5. run4yourlives ◴[25 May 12 17:11 UTC] No.4024446[source]▶

Possession is 9/10ths of the law.

The other tenth is having the biggest fuck off guns to destroy all contenders.

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6. joshu ◴[25 May 12 18:00 UTC] No.4024688[source]▶

On one hand, I believe that violence is bad.

On another, OMG SPACE GUNS YAY!

Space Station grabs SpaceX Dragon ship