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Here’s How Planetary Resources Plans to Mine Asteroids (Release)

• SlipperySlope 14y ago
  "Of the approximately 9,000 known NEAs [Near Earth Asteroids], there are more than 1,500 that are energetically as easy to reach as the Moon. The capability to characterize NEAs is on the critical path for Planetary Resources. To that end, the company has developed the first line in its family of deep-space prospecting spacecraft, the Arkyd-100 Series. The spacecraft will be used in low-Earth orbit and ultimately help prioritize the first several NEA targets for the company’s follow-on Arkyd-300 Series NEA swarm expeditions."
• EvilTerran 14y ago
  Well, here's how PR plans to go prospecting for asteroids. I don't see any discussion of how they're actually going to get the resources out and down to Earth in the article. Still interesting, though.
• moocow01 14y ago
  If this is at all feasible, it sounds like a potentially great way for NASA to essentially re-fund itself.