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Perhaps there’s more value in bringing it home to an Earth orbit rather than landing it. Then using it for space based manufacturing. The cost savings of not ha
by mmaunder 6y ago
Perhaps there’s more value in bringing it home to an Earth orbit rather than landing it. Then using it for space based manufacturing. The cost savings of not having to lift that much metal from the gravity well may be the asteroid’s real value.
- S_A_P 6y agoThis seems like the right way to think about it to me. Space manufacturing seems like an inevitability at some point in the future.
- gremlinsinc 6y agoMight be better to crash it into Mars, then build settlements on mars to mine it there and could use as needed for the settlements.
- mmaunder 6y agoInteresting idea. You’d probably need to take a multi century view because it would eject a lot of dust into the atmosphere for a long time. You also run the risk of damaging the planet or it’s orbit. But assuming you achieve the goal, it’s one hell of a resource.