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Dead space chapter 4 asteroids9/8/2023 Transportation Ceres space elevator conceptĮarth vs Mars vs Moon gravity at elevationĬhallenges for human habitation Gravity Planetary Resources estimates some 30-meter long asteroids to contain as much as $25 to $50 billion worth of platinum. One company, Planetary Resources, is already aiming to develop technologies with the goal of using them to mine asteroids. Approximately 8% of known main belt asteroids are similar in composition to 16 Psyche. NASA estimates that between 1.1 and 1.9 million asteroids in the asteroid belt are larger than 1 kilometer in diameter. 511 Davida could have $27 quadrillion worth of minerals and resources. NASA is planning a mission for Octofor the Psyche orbiter to launch and get to the asteroid by August 2029 to study. With approximately as much iron as the world produces in 100,000 years, 16 Psyche is one such asteroid worth approximately $10 quintillion in metallic iron and nickel. Asteroids contain a significant amount of valuable materials, including rare minerals and precious metals, which can be mined and transported back to Earth to be sold. If we humans want to survive for hundreds of thousands or millions of years, we must ultimately populate other planets.” Ī specific argument for asteroid colonization is the potential economic gain from asteroid mining. In the long run a single-planet species will not survive. it's also about extending the range of human habitat out from Earth into the solar system as we go forward in time. the goal isn't just scientific exploration. Michael Griffin, the NASA administrator in 2006, stated the case as follows: In the event of worldwide artificial or natural disaster a space colony would allow the human species to continue on. One of the primary arguments for space colonization is to ensure the long-term survival of the human species.
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