To develop a space industry in Luxembourg, the Luxembourgish Parliament has adopted the Law of 20 July 2017 on the exploration and use of space resources. The law, a part of the economic policy initiative www.spaceresources.lu aiming at developing legal, regulatory and business environment for space activities, regulates the authorization and supervision of missions on the exploration and use of space resources and it makes Luxembourg the first country after the United States to provide such a legal framework.