Space mining is getting closer to becoming a reality, and Canada could play a major role

It’s the stuff of science fiction: Blasting off to the moon or an asteroid, drilling it, mining its resources and bringing some or all back to Earth. But, as we have our sights set on returning to the moon, that fiction is getting closer to becoming a reality. 

Space mining is getting closer to becoming a reality, and Canada could play a major role
An astronaut is seen on bended knee with a hammer held above a lunar rock, with another astronaut and a space lander in the background.

It’s the stuff of science fiction: Blasting off to the moon or an asteroid, drilling it, mining its resources and bringing some or all back to Earth. But, as we have our sights set on returning to the moon, that fiction is getting closer to becoming a reality.