Mining in orbit is getting closer to becoming a reality and, with business prospects protected by policy—at least in the US—one investor is predicting the dollars will start rolling in.

“My hot take is that there are too many investors sleeping on space tech because they are too risk averse,” said Katelin Holloway, a founding partner at 776 venture capital firm, which invested in both Astroforge and Interlune. “In order for this to work for you, you have to be confident enough to make a big bet. You have to be willing to trust that the rules and regulations will follow.” READ MORE