Space Conference Speaker

Wes Faires

Head of US Operations, Asteroid Mining Corporation

Years of ISDC:
2025

Find Them At:
Space Business

Wes Faires is an advocate of private sector resource utilization beyond national borders with a Graduate Certificate in Air and Space Law from the University of Mississippi. Wes is the Head of US Operations for Asteroid Mining Corporation, Ltd. He is the Director of Space Rights LLC, a private sector advocacy group focused on space resources. Wes is an observer to the Hague International Space Resources Governance Working Group. He is a Public Representative to the United Nations Committee on Peaceful Uses in Outer Space, Legal Subcommittee.


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