Lugh@futurology.todayM to Futurology@futurology.todayEnglish · 2 months agoSpace Mining Startup Confirms First Private Mission To An Asteroidwww.reddit.comexternal-linkmessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up18arrow-down14
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minus-squarethreelonmusketeerslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoEven with a long timeline, it seems a bit early for asteroid mining. Until in-space manufacturing gets going, it would likely be profitable for only a few platinum-group elements, and even then I’m not sure.
Even with a long timeline, it seems a bit early for asteroid mining. Until in-space manufacturing gets going, it would likely be profitable for only a few platinum-group elements, and even then I’m not sure.