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Spaceflight πŸš€  Β·  5 months ago

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#AstroForge is tracking several candidate asteroids, each of which is about 400 meters πŸ“ across. There is no shortage of potential targets. Scientists estimate that there are about 10 million near-Earth #asteroids β˜„οΈ, perhaps 3 to 5 percent of these are rich in #metals, so there are potentially hundreds of thousands of candidates for #mining. https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/08/against-all-odds-an-asteroid-mining-company-appears-to-be-making-headway/

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Spaceflight πŸš€  Β·  5 months ago

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πŸ“† 2016 thesis : It was found that a future space mission to harvest #asteroids β˜„οΈ seems prosperous and even plausible in the near future if using a cost-effective mission architecture, perhaps even within a decade. The necessary knowledge increases quickly due to interests of profit and exploration and #space is among the fastest growing πŸ“ˆ businesses today https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/lup/publication/8882371

β€’ Remote Sensing Techniques
β€’ Space Shuttles & Technology
β€’ Targeting Asteroids
β€’ Financial Feasibility
β€’ Conclusions

Spaceflight πŸš€
Spaceflight πŸš€  Β·  5 months ago

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#AsteroidMining β˜„οΈβš’οΈ has the potential to disrupt global #economic structures by introducing new sources of #minerals and #metals. While the cost of asteroid mining is currently high, long-term economic returns πŸ€‘ could outweigh these if the abundance of resources in asteroids is harnessed effectively and if #SpaceIndustrialization follows, reducing transportation costs. https://spacevoyageventures.com/the-economics-of-asteroid-mining-potential-and-pitfalls/

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