[Harmless Teddy Bear]

If this works it will be a major step forward.

If this works.

Probably won't.

But you never know.

[PGR88]

Yes, but mining is environmentally harmful.....

[grimalkin]

Wow. This is cool. I can’t wait to see what we learn from this.

[bobbo666]

If they are bringing back asteroids for mining a bit closer, might I suggest “landing” them? I have a list of targets — uh, good sites.

[Scrambler Bob]

Brokkr-1 aims to demonstrate the company’s refining capabilities in the vacuum of space and zero gravity.
= = =

Joe Biden + Fetterman will give you a vacuum of space and gravity. Right here, still on Earth.

[GaltAdonis]

Animation with asteroid hitting Earth"

[HighSierra5]

It would be great if they found an asteroid that was primarily diamond or gold.

[The Louiswu]

It’ll work as a test bed, but scaling it up to actually be useful will be EXPENSIVE and you better be darn sure there is something worth digging up up on those asteroids and in useable quantities.

[fretzer]

Baby steps.

[PLMerite]

"...scouting an already identified asteroid that is close enough to Earth to potentially be mined."

Just remember. Not everything that looks like a geode...

...is a geode:

[FrankRizzo890]

Being a space and science nerd, I think this is really cool. But being a guy who thinks about financial issues, what would it do to the gold markets if someone found an asteroid the size of say Alaska that was almost solid gold, and they could “easily” mine, and return this gold to the Earth. I would say the same thing about diamonds, but anything that crashes DeBeers artificially inflated prices of useless pieces of compressed carbon is a good thing.

[jonrick46]

I’m hoping gold is found on these asteroids. LOTS OF IT.