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Space mining may be only a decade away

Oil states are investing in firms that could one day mine minerals and water found on the moon and in asteroids

Published Sun, Apr 30, 2017 · 09:50 PM

Washington

IS water the new oil of space?

It may be to Middle Eastern oil states such as Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which are looking at space as a way to diversify out of the earthly benefits of fossil fuel.

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