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One could grab an asteroid primarily composed of water ice, obtain oxygen via hydrolysis and then use either earth mined iron or iron from a different asteroid
by Herodotus38 10y ago
One could grab an asteroid primarily composed of water ice, obtain oxygen via hydrolysis and then use either earth mined iron or iron from a different asteroid type. Like I said though the idea is ridiculous. I'm also not sure how much nitrogen is needed in steel making or where the best extra planetary source would be.