https://habitablezone.com/2012/12/07/asteroid-mining/ Fri, 01 May 2026 22:52:42 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 https://habitablezone.com/2012/12/07/asteroid-mining/#comment-21519 podrock Fri, 07 Dec 2012 22:50:24 +0000 http://habitablezone.com/?p=27664#comment-21519 Energy, in my opinion, is the gateway commodity to moving humans to space. The first things built in space should be orbiting photovoltaic stations that can send power back to the earth. Profit from this is turned into developing the ability to make the photovoltaic panels in orbit, using materials from the moon or from asteroids. The goal is to build the space stuff in space, never having to lift it out of the well, save that expense for humans. Energy, in my opinion, is the gateway commodity to moving humans to space. The first things built in space should be orbiting photovoltaic stations that can send power back to the earth. Profit from this is turned into developing the ability to make the photovoltaic panels in orbit, using materials from the moon or from asteroids. The goal is to build the space stuff in space, never having to lift it out of the well, save that expense for humans.

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