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Private asteroid mining? April 19, 2012 3:28 pm TB

Maybe.

Maybe not. But I’ll be taking a look at their website next week.

  • More information now at the Planetary Resources website. by TB 2012-04-24 14:21:03
    • My guess is that it has to with extraterrestrial energy resources, not rocks. by podrock 2012-04-19 21:30:15
      • Orbiting power satellites might be a good bet. I did a lot of work on this concept years ago, too. ... by TB 2012-04-20 20:59:17
      • In slightly related news, Scaled Composites (SpaceShip Two, Stratolaunch) is hiring. Sigh...to be twenty again. by TB 2012-04-19 19:50:52
        • I wonder what minerals they expect to find that will make it economically worthwhile to recover and bring back. ... by ER 2012-04-19 16:49:13
          • Look at my old "asteroid mining" article. The prices are obsolete (I may update this someday), but the analysis is basically ... by TB 2012-04-19 19:09:42
            • Your figures are impressive, but you haven't really calculated the total cost per kilo of finding and then moving finished ... by ER 2012-04-19 20:35:40
              • There are already answers to many of these questions. by TB 2012-04-20 20:49:41
                • Perhaps your optimism is fueled by your enthusiasm? Or should I say wishful thinking? There is a vast gulf ... by ER 2012-04-21 07:34:45
                  • I won't deny I am enthusiastic, or even a wishful thinker. by TB 2012-04-21 11:10:20
                    • Believe me, if they could do it, I'd go to work for them if they'd have me. I'd even ... by ER 2012-04-21 14:08:03
            • I remember when it was thought that conditions in LEO, particularly zero-G, would allow many industrial processes not possible on ... by ER 2012-04-19 17:17:29

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