The course provides a broad overview of the space resources field, including the current knowledge of available resources in the Solar System; the resource identification, collection, extraction, and processing systems under development; economic and technical feasibility studies; legal, policy, and socio-economic issues; and space exploration architectures and commercial ventures that may be enabled by utilizing extra-terrestrial resources. 

The course is structured as a 2-day workshop held by various experts in the filed and culminates with teams of participants developing a space resource utilization plan to identify, extract, and use resources from space. The goal of the workshop is to provided a solid basis on space resources, from a multidisciplinary perspective.

By registering to the course, participants are also invited to attend the 3-day Space Resources Week conference between 19-21 May.