Outer Space Development Outer space development is the utilization of outer space and its resources. Areas of particular interest and perceived of economic value include low Earth orbit, the the Earth-Moon L5 Lagrange point, near asteroids, the moons of Mars, the asteroid belt, and the rings of Saturn. Outer space developers would want: -- Space transportation systems, spaceports, spacecraft, fueling stations -- To construct stations, hotels, bases, fuel stations, agricultural and manufacturing facilities. -- Life support systems: food, water, Oxygen -- Materials from a near asteroid -- Solar energy