Learning about asteroids is important. If anyone disagrees, your wrong. Consider this scenario.....
Can you explain this for the blond among us.
This is excellent news!
The one possibility for profitable operation in space mining in the next century, without living off of gov't contracts, is the asteroid belt. They even have water comets in the asteroid belt. If the UN 1967 UN Outer Space Treaty were withdrawn from and if the Land Office allowed recording of mining claims in the asteroid belt, private enterprise would do all the prospecting that NASA and ESA ever thought of and more.
This should get the serious Don't Care award. What matters is what minerals are present that might be mined profitably.
I feel we should shift our energy toward asteroids and comets. These are the gas stations and supply depots we will need to explore. Mars is a waste of money.
Learning about asteroids is important. If anyone disagrees, your wrong. Consider this scenario.....
NASA's Ion Engine Runs for Nearly 5 Years: No Problems
spaceref.com | 31 Jul 03 | staff
Posted on 07/31/2003 11:55:12 AM EDT by RightWhale
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