Space Mining in Science Fiction

Space Mining in Artemis by Andy Weir

Andy Weir’s novel Artemis, published in 2017, offers a thrilling and scientifically grounded vision of life on the Moon. Set in the near future, the story follows Jasmine “Jazz” Bashara, a porter and small-time smuggler living in Artemis, the first and only lunar city. While the book covers various aspects of lunar colonization, its depiction of space mining is particularly…