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Either will require a breakthrough in propulsion systems.
by TheSpiceIsLife 9y ago
Either will require a breakthrough in propulsion systems.
- TeMPOraL 9y agoNot necessarily. In the near term, mining asteroids means mining near-Earth asteroids, not those from the belt. The changes we'll need to make to propulsion systems are more about their operations - we need more types of engines that can be frequently shut down and restarted.