Looks like Utah missed a good one. http://mycenturylink.com/news/read.php?rip_id=%3CD9UA5NJ80%40news.ap.org%3E&...
Maybe it was form a secret asteroid mine, they still have not figured out how to get the raw materials safely on the earth.
Looks like Utah missed a good one.
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On Sun, Apr 22, 2012 at 5:46 PM, <erikhansen@thebluezone.net> wrote:
Maybe it was form a secret asteroid mine, they still have not figured out how to get the raw materials safely on the earth.
Everything I've ever read about solar-system mining assumes the raw materials would be processed in space also. Never heard of anyone seriously considering sending back tons of raw ore. I think helium-3 and a few other extremely rare substances might be the exception; and some might be only slightly refined before coming back to earth. The Space Elevator would solve the re-entry problem for a lot of materials, however. This is still many generations away. Nobody alive today will witness asteroid mining.
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