Mining asteroids.
Melting trapped ice on near Earth objects (dormant comets, asteroids) could turn a profit for private companies, with metal processing not far behind. Elaborate plans have been drawn up for NEO missions. In a typical plan, a ship departs Earth for an asteroid when the two bodies' orbits are suc...
| Published in: | IEEE spectrum 38, 8 (2001). |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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