28 sats \ 1 reply \ @Fabs OP 22 Jan \ parent \ on: What coming breakthrough will usher-in a new golden age for humanity? science
But go on, how would be go about that, and what's being done in that regard?
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Undisciplined 22 Jan
Many of the richest people in the world are already working on asteroid mining projects. There are different approaches being considered:
  • Wait for a relatively near approach and try to mine whatever minerals happen to be present.
  • Identify a particularly suitable asteroid and send robot miners out to it.
  • Try to nudge a mineral rich asteroid into Earth orbit and then send the robot miners up.
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