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Not to mention the governance and liability implications of the plan. If a company mining something on Earth screws up really badly, they can ruin the environme
by lolinder 2y ago
Not to mention the governance and liability implications of the plan. If a company mining something on Earth screws up really badly, they can ruin the environment for a hundred miles around. If a company mining an asteroid in LEO screws up really badly, the literal blast radius would wipe out a significant percentage of life on earth.
- dylan604 2y agoWhy does it need to be parked in LEO? It could be kept in an orbit at the same distance as the Moon and it would still be relatively close compared to where it is now
- lolinder 2y agoFair. I don't think we'd want that either, though, for the same reason. The moon is too close for comfort for smaller objects that we've proven we can move.