Recent U.S. policy changes, including the Space Act and the Artemis Accords, are reshaping the global approach to space resource rights, empowering private companies to mine and trade lunar resources. While NASA’s Artemis program spearheads these efforts with contracts for lunar mining, international competitors Russia and China are pushing back, challenging the U.S.-led legal framework. Volume XLVIII staff editor Samuel Grossman argues that as the race for lunar dominance accelerates, American unilateral leadership in space law - especially under the incoming Trump administration - will be key to securing strategic footholds and defining the parameters of a lunar economy.
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