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The nation of Luxembourg is not well known as a in the space race. However, its government has invested in the asteroid mining . Companies will mine asteroids near the Earth for water and . Some of the they mine will help future to Mars and beyond. Luxembourg is looking at research and development to become a leader in this new industry. Its minister for the economy said: "Our is to open access to a wealth of previously unexplored mineral resources on lifeless rocks…without damaging habitats."

Luxembourg is not the country looking for new places to mine. In 2015, the US president signed a to let American companies mine space resources. In January, the European Space Agency shared a for a on the Moon for research and . A US company said asteroid mining would allow exploration of space, while protecting resources on Earth. However, there could be . The Outer Space Treaty of says that natural resources in space are of our 'common heritage'. This means companies may not be allowed to mine asteroids.

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