New asteroid development project
On Habré, we have repeatedly mentioned space projects and today we have translated for you the article “New venture 'to mine asteroids'”
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Another company decided to develop asteroids. Deep Space Industries announced its plans for the extraction of rare metals on asteroids and thus became the second participant in this race. The first was Planetary Resources, which announced to the public its plans last year.
Some people think that this could be a trillion-dollar business, but some scholars are very skeptical about this idea.
Deep Space Industries want to equip an entire fleet of reconnaissance ships ransacking in search of valuable asteroids throughout the solar system.
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These spacecraft, which the company dubbed "Fireflies", will be built on the basis of low-cost components from CubeSat and sent into space along with large communication satellites to save.
Fireflies will weigh about 55 pounds (25 kg) and the first will be launched in 2015 in flight from two to six months.
Subsequently, the company will launch a spacecraft called Dragonfly, a larger one, it will take samples collected by Fireflies and return with them to Earth.
These expeditions will take from two to four years, depending on the distance to the target, and will bring from 60 to 150 pounds of metal.
"Mining in space is the only way to support the continuous development of space programs," said David Gump, executive director of the company.
“Every year we discover more than 900 new asteroids passing near the Earth. They can be a source of ore for us, as Iron Range (Eng.) For the Detroit automotive industry in the last century became. A valuable resource and located where it was used. In our case, the metal and fuel extracted on asteroids will help develop the space industry in this century. ”
On asteroids, the extraction of such resources as gold, platinum and rare earth metals is possible. But some can also become sources of water ice, which can be used as a raw material for the production of rocket fuel or air.
Another resource-racing company, Planetary Resources, is supported by several billionaire investors such as: Larry Page and Eric Schmidt, head of Intentional Software Corporation, Charles Simony and director James Cameron.
This company wants to start with the launch of orbiting telescopes, which will help to find suitable asteroids for mining.
Nevertheless, some scientists doubt that this will be a cost-effective enterprise, even in the case of the development of asteroids rich in gold or platinum.
They refer to the upcoming mission of NASA, which only to deliver two ounces (60 g) from an asteroid will cost about $ 1 billion.
UPD: we recommend reading www.space.com/19368-asteroid-mining-deep-space-industries.html (eng.)
Transfer:
Another company decided to develop asteroids. Deep Space Industries announced its plans for the extraction of rare metals on asteroids and thus became the second participant in this race. The first was Planetary Resources, which announced to the public its plans last year.
Some people think that this could be a trillion-dollar business, but some scholars are very skeptical about this idea.
Deep Space Industries want to equip an entire fleet of reconnaissance ships ransacking in search of valuable asteroids throughout the solar system.
')
These spacecraft, which the company dubbed "Fireflies", will be built on the basis of low-cost components from CubeSat and sent into space along with large communication satellites to save.
Fireflies will weigh about 55 pounds (25 kg) and the first will be launched in 2015 in flight from two to six months.
Subsequently, the company will launch a spacecraft called Dragonfly, a larger one, it will take samples collected by Fireflies and return with them to Earth.
These expeditions will take from two to four years, depending on the distance to the target, and will bring from 60 to 150 pounds of metal.
"Mining in space is the only way to support the continuous development of space programs," said David Gump, executive director of the company.
“Every year we discover more than 900 new asteroids passing near the Earth. They can be a source of ore for us, as Iron Range (Eng.) For the Detroit automotive industry in the last century became. A valuable resource and located where it was used. In our case, the metal and fuel extracted on asteroids will help develop the space industry in this century. ”
On asteroids, the extraction of such resources as gold, platinum and rare earth metals is possible. But some can also become sources of water ice, which can be used as a raw material for the production of rocket fuel or air.
Another resource-racing company, Planetary Resources, is supported by several billionaire investors such as: Larry Page and Eric Schmidt, head of Intentional Software Corporation, Charles Simony and director James Cameron.
This company wants to start with the launch of orbiting telescopes, which will help to find suitable asteroids for mining.
Nevertheless, some scientists doubt that this will be a cost-effective enterprise, even in the case of the development of asteroids rich in gold or platinum.
They refer to the upcoming mission of NASA, which only to deliver two ounces (60 g) from an asteroid will cost about $ 1 billion.
UPD: we recommend reading www.space.com/19368-asteroid-mining-deep-space-industries.html (eng.)
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/166705/
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