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So basically Planetary Resources may be the next NASA, in terms of spurring all sorts of innovation.

• e40 15y ago
  Interesting idea. Think of the disaster scenario where they miss the moon and the thing is caught in the earth's gravity well. That would be horrific.
  • laconian 15y ago
    I think it would get burned up on reentry.
    • kbolino 15y ago
      I don't think so. 3554 Amun [1] Estimated Diameter = 2500 m Estimated Mass = 16,000,000,000,000 kg For comparison, International Space Station [2] Longest Dimension = 109 m Mass = 450,000 kg [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3554_Amun http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3554_Amun [2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Space_Station http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Space_Station
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