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Will an asteroid be brought to earth for mining of precious metals before Year 2022 ?

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Will an asteroid be brought to earth for mining of precious metals before Year 2022 ?

Asked by: Super UserJosef Biesenberger in Science » Space
Settled on 01/22/2022 13:04 Settled by Super UserJosef Biesenberger
Winning option:NO

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asteroid_mining

Tech Billionaires Plan Audacious Mission to Mine Asteroids

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/04/planetary-resources-asteroid-mining/

There’s gold in them there hills. You know, those ones floating around in space. Asteroids contain many tons of precious metals, making them irresistible to scientists, aerospace engineers, futurists, fiction writers … and tech billionaires.

A group of wealthy, adventurous entrepreneurs will announce on Apr. 24 a new venture called Planetary Resources, Inc., which plans to send swarms of robots to space to scout asteroids for precious metals and set up mines to bring resources back to Earth, in the process adding trillions of dollars to the global GDP, helping ensure humanity’s prosperity and paving the way for the human settlement of space.

“The resources of Earth pale in comparison to the wealth of the solar system,” said Eric Anderson, who founded the commercial space tourism company Space Adventures, and is co-founder of a new company along with Peter Diamandis, who started the X Prize foundation, which offers prize-based incentives for advanced technology development.

Nearly 9,000 asteroids larger than 150 feet in diameter orbit near the Earth. Some could contain as much platinum as is mined in an entire year on Earth, making them potentially worth several billion dollars each. The right kinds of investment could reap huge rewards for those willing to take the risk.

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