The first time I was exposed to the concept of asteroid mining was back in the 70s with Traveller. And now the human species is taking the next step to making it reality.
http://futurism.com/asteroid-mining-company-deploys-first-spacecraft/
http://www.planetaryresources.com/#home-team
Not a ton of detail on either website but speaking as an old fart who saw the first moon landing live, this is sooo freakin' KEWL.
Thank you, Marc Miller, for giving us Traveller.
And thank you, Mongoose, for breathing new life into it!
EDIT: And just in case you think "oh, we'll never be able to travel to the asteroid belt"...http://futurism.com/links/view/asteroid-with-5-4-trillion-worth-of-platinum-to-pass-by-earth/
http://futurism.com/asteroid-mining-company-deploys-first-spacecraft/
http://www.planetaryresources.com/#home-team
Not a ton of detail on either website but speaking as an old fart who saw the first moon landing live, this is sooo freakin' KEWL.
Thank you, Marc Miller, for giving us Traveller.
And thank you, Mongoose, for breathing new life into it!
EDIT: And just in case you think "oh, we'll never be able to travel to the asteroid belt"...http://futurism.com/links/view/asteroid-with-5-4-trillion-worth-of-platinum-to-pass-by-earth/
