Difference between revisions of "Talk:Resources in space"
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*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In-Situ_Resource_Utilization | *http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In-Situ_Resource_Utilization | ||
*http://www.esm.vt.edu/~sdross/papers/ross-asteroid-mining-2001.pdf | *http://www.esm.vt.edu/~sdross/papers/ross-asteroid-mining-2001.pdf | ||
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| + | ===Notes and thoughts on asteroid mining=== | ||
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| + | Two things to mine: | ||
| + | *Metals: platinum-group metals, nickel, iron, rare-earth elements like indium | ||
| + | *Water i.e. hydrogen + water, i.e. rocket fuel. Water in space is important, but only if we don't solve the cheap launch problem | ||
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- http://www.esm.vt.edu/~sdross/papers/ross-asteroid-mining-2001.pdf
Notes and thoughts on asteroid mining
Two things to mine:
- Metals: platinum-group metals, nickel, iron, rare-earth elements like indium
- Water i.e. hydrogen + water, i.e. rocket fuel. Water in space is important, but only if we don't solve the cheap launch problem
