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The Luxembourg government has signalled its intention to get behind the mining of asteroids in space.
It is going to support R&D in technologies that would make it possible and may even invest directly in some companies.
The Grand Duchy will also put in place a legal framework to give operators who are based in the country the confidence to go about their business.
Former European Space Agency boss Jean-Jacques Dordain is to be an adviser.
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