A company called "Planetary Resources" wants to mine asteroids for platinum and other stuff:
http://sputniknews.com/society/20150718/1024767906.html
Here is a link to their website:
http://www.planetaryresources.com/
Apparently, the practice of strip mining planets for the benefit of the rich will continue as humanity goes out into space.
DARPA thinks they have the right to "terraform" Mars using genetically engineered organisms. You can read about it here:
http://www.techtimes.com/articles/64259/20150627/darpas-grand-plan-make-mars-hospitable-terraform-planet-genetically-engineered.htm
Did you ever watch the movie Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan? Khan wanted to turn Project Genesis into a weapon. That is pretty much what DARPA plans to do - kill any existing lifeforms while they terraform other planets.
It looks like our exploration of the galaxy also will have a "prime directive" - do whatever you want in the pursuit of riches, and it doesn't matter whom you kill.
Sound familiar? It should, since it's a direct descendant of the Doctrine of Discovery.
What's going to happen when the real intelligent lifeforms in the galaxy discover what we're up to?
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