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On April 12 Western University held its annual Space Day. One of the more interesting events was a panel discussion on Space Resources: The Next Frontier in Exploration.The discussion was moderated by Mellisa Battler, a Western grad and current Chief Science Officer at Mission Control Space Services. The panelists were a diverse group including;-Michael Winter, a lawyer and a Market Conduct Investigator, London Life Insurance Company - Holly Johnson, President’s Business Manager, MDA- Mike Villeneuve, Director Central Canada Division, Geological Survey of Canada- Neil Banerjee, Industrial Research Chair in Advanced Mineral Exploration, Western University- Tim Haltigin, Senior Mission Scientist - Planetary Exploration, Canadian Space Agency- Charles Nyabeze, Vice-President Business Development, Centre for Excellence in Mining InnovationIt was a fascinating discussion on how we’ll use resources we find in space to what companies in this area should consider as they execute the longer term goal of enabling use o