Hmm... actual question: for pure science exploration missions, does @nasa insure probes against failure given investment in *ground* assets.
For example, if Juno failed suddenly, all terrestrial Juno-specific resources would be a deadweight loss.
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I think you’re probing a gov vs private sector. Another similar question would be: did Musk cancel insurance on his Tesla before launching it?
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Or similarly, weren’t original corporate structures developed during the last exploration phase in which only raw materials were sent forth and returned, as a way to spread risk? In New World exploration/extraction?
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Replying to @gahlord
Hmm... I think early Spanish explorers probably just claimed everything for the Spanish crown. There was no real counterparty there.
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Perhaps Spanish crown claiming = NASA, Hudson Corp = Tesla?
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Yeah this stuff is very unclear. China will probably test it first on the Moon. On Earth, Antartica is a good test case.
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I wonder if new structures will be created in the same way new structures emerged last time a vast extraction/exploitation opportunity arose. I suppose that’s where you’re heading with this right?
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Actually no. I don't think there's a whole lot of new commercial exploitation of space beyond existing LEO/GEO stuff. I'm thinking of these as edge cases to help work out principles of regular economics. See tweets earlier in evening on postcapitalism/blockchains tuff
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