Asteroid mining is being presented by the media in an optimistic light, with claims about imminent massive investment, a legion of entrepreneurs with their eyes put on a potentially lucrative industry, and a future full of possibilities both for the technologic sector and for the development of a whole new way of doing business with natural resources. But is this a 'scramble for space' a possibility, at least in the short-term, or just another dystopian exaggeration doomed to oblivion? In this article, we try to present a sobering thought on this phenomenon by assessing three key elements of space mining: the state of technology, whether there is adequate regulation of this flourishing industry, be it at the national or the international level, and the interests which are at stake should the space mining sector finally take off, and how they may develop over time, especially in a conflictive manner.

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太空和小行星开采方面的资源：我们身在何处以及应预期哪些挑战

媒体以乐观的态度介绍了小行星采矿，声称即将进行大规模投资，一大批企业家将目光投向了一个潜在的利润丰厚的行业，并且未来技术领域和发展潜力巨大。与自然资源开展业务的全新方式。但这至少在短期内是“争夺太空”的可能性，还是注定要被遗忘的另一种反乌托邦式的夸大？在本文中，我们通过评估空间采矿的三个关键要素，试图对这一现象提出一个清醒的想法：技术状态，是否对这一蓬勃发展的产业进行了适当的监管，无论是在国家还是国际层面，以及如果太空采矿业最终起飞，那么利益攸关，