What is the temporal and intertemporal value of the perception that International Space Law (ISL) helps humanity explore and exploit the terrestrial abundance of Earth and the infinite spaces beyond it for itself and its progeny? One should keep in mind before ruling on the temporal appropriateness of the said proposition that in modernity, ISL has espoused the dialect of liberal markets. And so, the explorations and exploitations discussed therein have as their goal optimal utilization of the consumer demand in a market under competitive conditions.