Lunar industrialization and development is under discussion.
Evidently, some people are already preparing development plans for the moon, while others are attempting to have it declared off-limits for development: "Mr. Steiner responds it would be much the same as when the U.S. and several dozen other nations declared Antarctica essentially off limits to all but peaceful scientific research in a 1959 treaty. As a result, he adds, Antarctica is the only continent that has largely been left in its pristine state. 'This serves as a powerful model for how we should approach space,' says Mr. Steiner, whose proposal is garnering support from other academics and space experts. "
Thanks to Joseph Iliff
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