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21 sats \ 14 replies \ @Satosora 31 May \ parent \ on: Bitcoin to be worth 100 oz of gold, says veteran trader Peter Brandt bitcoin
Will astroids have gold in them? It will be hit or miss if they have gold, I think.
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20 sats \ 13 replies \ @Undisciplined 1 Jun
Many do have large concentrations of gold and other precious metals. Those will be the first ones targeted for mining operations.
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21 sats \ 12 replies \ @Satosora 1 Jun
We have to be able to go up to space and stay up there for prolonged periods of time.
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20 sats \ 11 replies \ @Undisciplined 1 Jun
No, it's going to be robots. Sending humans into space is not even remotely economical.
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21 sats \ 10 replies \ @Satosora 1 Jun
You still have to have a person up there to do the maintenance and control the robots.
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20 sats \ 7 replies \ @Undisciplined 1 Jun
I don't think that's the plan. It's too long of a voyage for a person. They need it to be fully automated.
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21 sats \ 6 replies \ @Satosora 1 Jun
Interesting. I dont think it can be done without a human up there.
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20 sats \ 5 replies \ @Undisciplined 1 Jun
Maybe it won’t work, but I think that’s the plan.
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21 sats \ 4 replies \ @Satosora 1 Jun
hhhmm... Do you think silver will ever become more valuable than gold?
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10 sats \ 1 reply \ @AJ1992 1 Jun
No you don't. You can have other robots do it. All controlled by someone in orbit around the asteroid
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Satosora 1 Jun
Have you ever done maintenance before? Do you know how hard it is to instruct someone else on how to fix something? Let alone a robot you have to control?
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