Space Mining

[Scottty]

Say, how will they avoid asteroids falling onto earth by accident?

By not putting stupid people in control of moving asteroids.
As Doomsnaught said, this stuff is predictable if you know what you're doing.

 

[Lanmandragon]

There's always "diplomacy" and guys In the USA voluntarily giving it up

Carl you misunderstand how much power SHWs weird. Remeber how the Demsburied Sanders in 16-20? Anyone who gets in the way of power will be cast out by either side. Sezing the high ground and colonising space is POWER. Therefore any and all barriers to that will be utterly destroyed by both left and right.