Field
Space
Horizon
ζ Zeta · 2042 →
Lead center
Space Systems
Maturity
Long-horizon — largely theoretical today
Why it matters
In-space resources — especially water for fuel and life support — are the economic foundation of a space-faring civilization.
Where it stands
Sample-return missions have proven access; commercial extraction awaits cheaper launch and in-space processing.
How ASIZ approaches it
The discovery loop, applied.
Through the Space Systems center, ASIZ aims the discovery loop at asteroid mining: frontier models survey the literature and simulate the possibilities, rank the experiments most likely to resolve the open questions, and partner labs run the decisive ones — with results shared openly.