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  2. Asteroid mining - Wikipedia

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    Before 1970, asteroid mining existed largely within the realm of science fiction. Publications such as Worlds of If, [8] Scavengers in Space, [9] and Miners in the Sky [10] told stories about the conceived dangers, motives, and experiences of mining asteroids.

  3. Colonization of the asteroid belt - Wikipedia

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    Asteroids, including those in the asteroid belt, have been suggested as possible sites of space colonization. [1] Motives include the survival of humanity, and the specific economic opportunity for asteroid mining. Obstacles include transportation distance, temperature, radiation, lack of gravity, and psychological issues.

  4. This asteroid-hunting company could make history with its ...

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    AstroForge is banking that 2022 OB5 is an M-type asteroid, potentially rich with platinum. And if Odin’s camera can confirm that the space rock contains the valuable metal, a future AstroForge ...

  5. Space colonization - Wikipedia

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    Asteroid mining will likely be a key player in space colonization. Water and materials to make structures and shielding can be easily found in asteroids. Instead of resupplying on Earth, mining and fuel stations need to be established on asteroids to facilitate better space travel. [61]

  6. Minerals are in short supply on Earth. This startup wants to ...

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    With minerals in short supply on Earth, private companies such as California-based AstroForge and international space agencies are turning to the prospect of asteroids in space.

  7. Asteroid Samples Contain Building Blocks of Life - AOL

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    There’s certainly nothing living on the asteroid Bennu, an airless, 1,614-ft. rubble pile orbiting the sun about 40.2 million miles from Earth. But that doesn’t mean that Bennu hasn’t all at ...

  8. AstroForge - Wikipedia

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    AstroForge's ultimate goal in the field of asteroid mining is the extraction, refinement, and sale of platinum-group metals (PGMs) located within M-type asteroids near to Earth. These asteroids are expected to be quite small in comparison to main belt asteroids, being anywhere from around 20 to 300 meters in diameter.

  9. Mining the Sky - Wikipedia

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    Mining the Sky: Untold Riches from the Asteroids, Comets, and Planets, is a 1997 book by University of Arizona Planetary Sciences professor emeritus John S. Lewis that describes possible routes for accessing extraterrestrial resources, either for use on Earth or for enabling space colonization. [1]