The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs' FAQ page

                                                This is just a brief reminder
                                    that for anybody in need of an "aide-mémoire"
                                         on international space law essentials,
                          the UNOOSA (United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs)
                         has supplied a very useful set of basic questions and answers
                                                      on its official website.

                                  Link to: unoosa.org - Frequently Asked Questions

New Zealand's miniature "Cape Canaveral"

                            As the Mahia Peninsula is about to become the testing ground
                                                     for Rocket Lab's Electron rocket,
                                                        the New Zealand Parliament
                         are working on their Outer Space and High-altitude Activities Bill,
                       in view of clearly regulating future space launches from their country.

Link to: Anna Hensel (Assistant editor, Inc.) "How This Tiny Island Became the Hottest Spot on Earth for the Rocket Industry"

Link to: Outer Space and High-altitude Activities Bill

Link to: Brian Lada at AccuWeather.com, "Why does NASA launch rockets from Cape Canaveral, Florida?"

OSIRIS-REx to search for Trojan asteroids sharing Earth's orbit

                           In February 2017 OSIRIS-REx will be looking for Earth Trojan asteroids
                                                      by activating its onboard camera suite
             as "the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft will be positioned in an ideal spot to undertake a survey".

                                            Link to: NASA Mission to Search for Rare Asteroids

Quick reference to US legal framework regarding space resources

                               Summary of Space Resource Exploration and Utilization Act of 2015

                                    Link to: "Summary: H.R.1508 — 114th Congress (2015-2016)"


                                                        For an in-depth analysis of the subject
                                              there is a transcript of Brian J. Egan's presentation
                                    at the "Galloway Symposium on Critical Issues in Space Law"
                                                     in Washington, DC on 7th December 2016.

                                           Link to: The Next Fifty Years of the Outer Space Treaty

                                                               

The more the merrier: Japan ready to join in?

                                                    Memorandum of understanding
                                   between Private Lunar Exploration Company "ispace"
                                      and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency)
                                 seems to show that Japan is also about to climb aboard
                                                   the space resources bandwagon.

                                   Link to: "ispace press release of 16th December 2016"

"PolyCam, MapCam and SamCam"

                                           

                                                      Taking a closer look at an asteroid

                               obviously requires quite a bit more than a good magnifying glass!

                        Link to: NASA article on the OSIRIS-REx Camera Suite (December update)

Space Harvesting Essentials outlined by "THE GUARDIAN"

                                            Dan Tynan provides an end-of-year recap
                                     of some of the main business projects and visions
                                               related to harvesting space resources.

            Link to: Galactic gold rush: the tech companies aiming to make space mining a reality