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Harvesting Asteroids

Fathom · 2017-04-28 19:12:58

Remember Earth-skimming DA14 asteroid? L-type asteroid. 50 meters wide. Could proposed Fire Fly or equivalent spacecraft catch such asteroids? Drag them into Earth orbit. Harvest them using robotics. Estimated $195 billion of minerals. DA14 passed at distance of 17,200 miles in 2013. Practical with today's technology? Your…

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#62 07-09-2017 04:29PM

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Meanwhile the Russians have been using Hall Effect thrusters for yonks.

Not as efficient as the latest and greatest western prototypes, however they are cheap, simple and very reliable in orbit.

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#65 08-09-2017 12:31AM

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Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

Meanwhile the Russians have been using Hall Effect thrusters for yonks. Not as efficient as the latest and greatest western prototypes, however they are cheap, simple and very reliable in orbit.

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