Space-Mining Company Prepares for Launch
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Well we are running out of helium. Makes sense, I guess and anything that furthers space exploration is aces in my book.
As a side note, If the article picture came in a higher definition, I would totally use it as my wallpaper. EDI must've had some kind of cyber aneurysm doing that.
As a side note, If the article picture came in a higher definition, I would totally use it as my wallpaper. EDI must've had some kind of cyber aneurysm doing that.
Idea for free labor: give control of these mining-bots over to video gamers. Bam.
I, for one, would love to scan some asteroids for minerals, even if it's something like examining raw data and reporting on that.
It'd be like that genome-game except more awesome.
I, for one, would love to scan some asteroids for minerals, even if it's something like examining raw data and reporting on that.
It'd be like that genome-game except more awesome.
i still doubt it, we are so terrible at it, only a few years ago an (all life on earth ending size) asteroid want past earth, really really really really close, and we only noticed it after it went byJymm said:
We aren't talking about iron or gold, though. We're talking about nickel and phosphorous and argon and tritium and a bunch of other stuff that is heading towards limited supply.albino boo said:
There was a great article I read not too long ago about some of the elements we use for electronics that is running desperately low but is found in great abundance in asteroids, if only I could find it.
Keep in mind, though, that recycling processes can only go so far. What exploring and surveying for mineral sources off of our planet leads to an effective *long term* solution. We have to do this at some point. Minerals within our own planet, and the recylcing of such, will become steadily more limited and harder to achieve. It's like you're stuck on an island, and have to use the materials of the island over and over. You'll only go so far before the quantity and quality decays to a point where its unsustainable. In this case, our planet is the island. It's amazing folks are pursuing this technological avenue now, because the sooner we start on it then the better all around in terms of our situation. Our planet's geology is very limited in some respects, especially those that can be shored up by the geology of those asteriods and the like up there in space. So yeah, startin' now on pursuing this technology will be amazing for the long term situation, and even further advances in space.albino boo said:
I'm going to be the
A corporate future is a despotic future.
"I can hire one-half of the working class to kill the other half."
-Jay Gould (1836-1882), American Railroad Industrialist
I'd still want to pilot a future ship, haha.
Not only that, the article mentioned the running of the railroads, which was a source of major exploitation and worker mistreatment by the railroad companies, which was the same time the coal mining industry was mistreating its workers. People don't remember history where those companies were sending strike breakers and others to murder and harass organizers who were trying to get better pay and working conditions.Dastardly said:
A corporate future is a despotic future.
"I can hire one-half of the working class to kill the other half."
-Jay Gould (1836-1882), American Railroad Industrialist
I'd still want to pilot a future ship, haha.
YES! We are finally going where no man has gone before! We are exploring space...the final frontier! In an extended length of time we wil explore galaxies far far away! I don't have any more space references but trust me, the awesomeness of space missions...the awesomeness of space missions never changes.
seriously though, EPIC!
seriously though, EPIC!
Ya they aren't really concerned about iron or gold. They are more concerned about water and then various platinum metals that can ONLY be found in asteroids.chadachada123 said:
to be fair, asteroid mining operations can easily be repurposed to destroy incoming threats, not to mention, a simple ion thruster (they recently made a 200 GRAM version) attached to a asteroid would be enough to veer it away, not to mention we could always nuke it awayblackrave said:
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Actually it doesn't. Earth's greatest defense is the fact that space is so big and that the chances of an asteroid of sufficient size to hit us are so small. The belt is not like the asteroid field in Empire Strikes Back; its mostly empty space. As such, it does nothing for protecting Earth.blackrave said:
Man up and stop being a wimp.blackrave said:
We must make a giant red mining ship called "Red Dwarf". There must always be somebody called "Lister" on the ship at any one time. There will also be a ship cat. Every Friday the crew will be served curry and lager.
That's untrue. The asteroid belt is actually fairly sparse because, hey, space is a really big damn place. It's not like Star Wars, our asteroid belt has thousands of objects it in but they're still so spread out that the area pretty much looks like empty space.blackrave said:
OT: I don't get people thinking that if this were done through private industry that it would be bad. All mining on Earth is currently done privately. The government(s) not only would have little incentive to undertake such a thing, but they would almost assuredly do it in the least efficient way possible. Look at NASA. They are floundering in all efforts to replace the Space Shuttle, but companies like SpaceX plan to launch a manned flight by 2015. Oh, and their launch system is safer and cost 1/3 of anything NASA has.
This is awesome. Soon, we can move on to planet cracking.
