arstechnica, to random
@arstechnica@mastodon.social avatar

In the race for space metals, companies hope to cash in

Mining asteroids could reduce the burden on Earth’s resources. Will it live up to its promise?

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/05/in-the-race-for-space-metals-companies-hope-to-cash-in/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

nicholas_saunders,

@arstechnica the energy costs are prohibitive. It can only be used afaik.

spaceflight, to space
@spaceflight@spacey.space avatar

comparison by ourworldindata.org : https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/cost-space-launches-low-earth-orbit?time=1982..latest

spaceflight,
@spaceflight@spacey.space avatar

Launch costs have fallen 95% 📉 (with another massive reduction expected in the coming years) thanks to reuse, improved engineering, and increased volumes.
“In economics, we assume that resources are limited; land is limited; natural resources are limited. With 🌌, it allows us to change that.” https://www.theguardian.com/science/article/2024/may/03/were-in-a-new-era-the-21st-century-space-race-takes-off

TheMetalDog, to space
@TheMetalDog@mastodon.social avatar



Queen's Brian May helped NASA return its first asteroid sample | CNN
Brian May has once again proven why he is rock royalty. Not only is he the Queen guitarist, but he is also an astrophysicist who recently helped NASA return its first ever asteroid sample to Earth.

https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/25/world/brian-may-osiris-rex-asteroid-sample-bennu-scn-intl-scli/index.html








spaceflight, to space
@spaceflight@techhub.social avatar

#LAtimes 📆 Sept. 4, 2022 "Two #asteroids in the belt between #Mars and #Jupiter 🪐 have more #iron, #nickel and #cobalt than exists on #Earth. Ultimately these products could be not only #mined ⛏️ but also #processed in #space, reducing #pollution of both the #air and #water on #Earth" https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2022-09-04/commercialization-space-earth

"Both #NEAs have surfaces with 85% #metal such as iron and nickel and 15% silicate material, which is basically #rock" https://news.arizona.edu/story/mini-psyches-give-insights-mysterious-metal-rich-near-earth-asteroids

Picture: #RASSOR on #Ceres https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Prototype-d%27excavateur-de-la-NASA--RASSOR.jpg

#AsteroidMining #SpaceMining #SpaceRobot

spaceflight,
@spaceflight@techhub.social avatar

The #Canadian 🇨🇦 #Minerals and #Metals Plan 📆 2019 : #SpaceMining refers to the use of raw materials from #asteroids or #planetary bodies. Early action from #Canada regarding mining new frontiers would demonstrate leadership, signal that Canada welcomes innovation and investment, and support the transfer of technology between sectors. The #SpaceSector is one of Canada’s most R&D intensive.
Mining in northern, remote, and isolated communities and in #space 🌌 face common challenges related to exploration, infrastructure development, and operating in harsh and remote environments. The minerals sector is taking advantage of #SpaceSolutions such as #robotics, remote sensing, and aerial and earth #observation technologies to create safer, cleaner and more efficient operations. https://natural-resources.canada.ca/sites/nrcan/files/CMMP/CMMP_The_Plan-EN.pdf

spaceflight, to random
@spaceflight@techhub.social avatar

studies at the School of Mines https://space.mines.edu

Pictures (combined) : https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:PIA21078_Occator_on_Ceres%27_Limb.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Colorado_School_of_Mines_(38686731155).jpg

spaceflight, to politics
@spaceflight@techhub.social avatar

📆 January 19, 2022 The of 😱 sells. makes great 📰. ’s 🇨🇳 has increased, their made significant advances. The China 🇨🇳 narrative has helped to stoke in . from participation in the International or ’s Accords, the have had little choice but to develop their own and 🌙 🌃. https://thediplomat.com/2022/01/the-china-us-space-race-is-a-myth

Pictures :
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lego_21309_NASA_Apollo_Saturn_V_(34431980112).jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Scream_by_Edvard_Munch,_1893_-_Nasjonalgalleriet.png
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Animated-Flag-China-2.gif

spaceflight,
@spaceflight@techhub.social avatar

"If 🇨🇳 gets there first, they will get to set precedent that’s based on their values and their economic system" 😱. China has now landed on the 🌙 surface successfully three times this century, while the 🇺🇸 has not landed there since 17 ⌛ https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/11/13/china-nasa-moon-landing-first

spaceflight, (edited ) to random
@spaceflight@techhub.social avatar

: "I'm highly confident it would be less than $10 million 💰 all in, fast forward two or three years from now," said about flight during the presentation * https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-spacex-starship-rocket-update-flight-cost-million-2022-2

Visualized : 10 million $ / 100k kg = 100 $ 💵 per kg

🇪🇺 doesn't look good

spaceflight,
@spaceflight@techhub.social avatar

List of #InSpaceManufacturing, #InSpaceProduction and #InSpaceAssembly companies, Last updated: 2023-03-12. Entries: 144 📈 https://www.factoriesinspace.com/in-space-manufacturing

#SpaceCompany #SpaceIndustry #SpaceMining #SpaceRobot #Recycling ♻️

Picture : #ISS https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:International_Space_Station_-_early_assembly.svg

spaceflight, to SpaceForce
@spaceflight@techhub.social avatar

The keyword hashtag list reached 5️⃣5️⃣ 55 entries :

#AsteroidMining
#AsteroidThreat
#CelestialBodyLanding
#DSOC (Deep Space Optical Communications)
#HallEffectThruster
#HumanSpaceflight
#HumanSpaceflightBasics
#HumanSpaceflightHealth
#HumanSpaceflightSecurity
#ISRU (in situ resource utilization)
#LaunchCost
#Lunar3dPrinting
#MoonMining
#PrivateSpaceflight
#ReusableLaunchVehicle
#RocketEngine
#RocketScience
#SatelliteImprovement
#SatelliteInternetAccess
#SBSP (Space-based Solar Power)
#SmallSat
#SpaceAgency
#SpaceCommunication
#SpaceCompany
#SpaceCraft
#SpaceColonization
#SpacecraftComparison
#SpacecraftPropulsion
#SpaceDebris
#SpaceEnergy
#SpaceEvent
#SpaceFood
#SpaceForce
#SpaceHabitat
#SpaceHotel
#SpaceIndustry
#SpaceInfrastructure
#SpaceLogistics
#SpaceMaintenance
#SpaceMining
#SpaceNavigation
#SpacePhotography
#SpacePlants
#SpacePolitics
#SpacePort
#SpaceRegulation
#SpaceRobot
#SpaceScience
#SpaceSciFi
#SpaceStation
#SpaceSuit
#SpaceTelescope
#SpaceTourism
#SpaceWelding
#TimeToOrbit

spaceflight, to neo
@spaceflight@techhub.social avatar

#NEO #space #mining - metallic #asteroids floating in #Earth's 🌍 vicinity may contain precious #metals worth about $11.65 trillion 💰 and could boast more iron, nickel and cobalt than the entirety of our #global #metal reserves https://www.cnet.com/science/rare-asteroids-near-earth-may-become-targets-for-space-mining

#asteroid #meteroid #AsteroidMining #SpaceMining

video/mp4

spaceflight, to space
@spaceflight@techhub.social avatar

One of the key benefits of is that it the usual problems associated with on . Valuable that are on Earth can be found in quantities in

Universities of Queensland, Melbourne, Bath, 🇦🇺 https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/14/7/4119

spaceflight, to space
@spaceflight@techhub.social avatar

💰 #Gold rush on the #moon 🌙 🇮🇳 The #Artemis Accords and #mining #rules on #moon, explained : "Richer nations stand to gain the most from #access to #space" https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/science/the-artemis-accords-and-mining-rules-on-moon-explained/article65881642.ece
"At least six countries and a flurry of #private #companies have publicly announced more than 250 missions to the Moon to occur within the next #decade." https://theconversation.com/lunar-mining-and-moon-land-claims-fall-into-a-gray-area-of-international-law-but-negotiations-are-underway-to-avoid-conflict-and-damage-to-spacecraft-188426
Pictures (combined) :
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Karen_Nyberg_looks_through_Cupola_on_ISS_(ISS037-E-026900).jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Terraced_Wall_Crater_on_the_Lunar_Limb_-_GPN-2000-001487.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Man_holding_mining_tools_-_1851.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Revolver_dame.jpg

#MoonMining #ISRU #SpaceIndustry

spaceflight,
@spaceflight@techhub.social avatar

🌙 ⛏️ Prototype https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBOlYl4YaAM

Prior 🤖 : http://auroraroboticslab.com

spaceflight,
@spaceflight@techhub.social avatar

August 11, 2023 ⛏️ is subject to relatively little existing policy or governance, despite these potentially high stakes https://www.reuters.com/technology/space/moon-mining-why-major-powers-are-eyeing-lunar-gold-rush-2023-08-11/

spaceflight,
@spaceflight@techhub.social avatar

#Reuters 📆 August 11, 2023 #Helium3 is an isotope of helium that is rare on earth, but #NASA says there are estimates of a million tonnes of it on the #moon 🌙. This isotope could provide nuclear energy 🔋 in a fusion reactor but since it is not radioactive it would not produce dangerous waste.
#RareEarthMetals - used in #smartphones 📱, #computers 💻 and advanced technologies - are present on the moon 🌙, including scandium, yttrium and the 15 lanthanides https://www.reuters.com/technology/space/moon-mining-why-major-powers-are-eyeing-lunar-gold-rush-2023-08-11

Picture : #BuzzAldrin speaking with NASA's Rob Mueller about the lunar/martian/asteroid mining #robot #RASSOR https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rob_Mueller_and_Buzz_Aldrin_with_RASSOR.jpg

#SpaceMining #MoonMining #AsteroidMining

spaceflight, to random
@spaceflight@techhub.social avatar

#CERN : Density of #Asteroids in the #Asteroid Main-belt https://cds.cern.ch/record/832345/files/cer-002518717.pdf

#SpaceScience #AsteroidMining #SpaceMining #AsteroidThreat

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