The moon is not the Wild West: Experts call for a pause on lunar industrialization

As the major powers and the private companies go full tilt with their plans to develop infrastructure and extract resources on the moon, the questions around environmental protection, international regulation and who benefits all come into play. Vilnius University Institute of International Relations and Political Science (VU IIRPS) professor Florian Rabitz, together with Xiao-Shan Yap from Utrecht University, explores these concerns in their research article, "Don't Fly Me to the Moon: A Moratorium on Lunar Industrialization," published in the journal Global Environmental Politics.