CAVOK@lemmy.world to EuropeEnglish · 2 months agoEurope Announces New Mission to Infamous Asteroid Apophiswww.scientificamerican.comexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up137arrow-down10cross-posted to: space@lemmy.world
arrow-up137arrow-down1external-linkEurope Announces New Mission to Infamous Asteroid Apophiswww.scientificamerican.comCAVOK@lemmy.world to EuropeEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square5fedilinkcross-posted to: space@lemmy.world
minus-squarethe_strangelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 months agoThe value of the material is that it already is in space. Getting stuff into orbit is incredibly costly. Parking an asteroid in orbit would allow us to mine it and then fabricate space installations on the asteroid and/or using materials from it.
minus-squaredriving_crooner@lemmy.eco.brlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·2 months agoWe’re going to need materials on earth too.
The value of the material is that it already is in space. Getting stuff into orbit is incredibly costly. Parking an asteroid in orbit would allow us to mine it and then fabricate space installations on the asteroid and/or using materials from it.
We’re going to need materials on earth too.