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Can Planetary Resources Pull Off Asteroid Mining?

Craig the Rocket Scientist May 2, 2012

The start-up company, Planetary Resources (PR), has the ambitious plan to survey, both by orbital telescope and automated probe nearby asteroids and then harvest those asteroids for natural resources. The concept is nothing new, as it’s been a staple of sci-fi writers for years (Ben Bova’s Asteroid Wars series is a personal favorite).  But to… Continue Reading »

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