Main Discussion Zone > Science

ateroid mining for profit?

<< < (2/2)

BaalServant:
At any rate, I'm sure they'll be able to get some customers on the tourism end of it in the short term.

It would be interesting if they could keep this a philanthropy, rather than a business, as I'm pretty sure it essentially is now.

From the article:


--- Quote ---Studies have found that around 7,500 near-Earth asteroids exist, most of which are worth between $1 billion and $25 billion each if their resources were sold on Earth.
--- End quote ---

They can't be expecting to get an asteroid back to Earth on $25 billion. 

Navigation

[0] Message Index

[*] Previous page