I think there is FAR greater motivation for asteroid (astronomical) mining than "a city of Mars". Not to mention, effectively mining things in space may be the only thing that permits development or long-term travel… …otherwise, you need to launch AN ENTIRE CITY off the earth, and currently every pound of material (including the water those astronauts need to drink for 4 years just to PASS BY mars) costs thousands of dollars ๐ธ ๐ฎ
(Or we could just chill here and fix the only planet the human race is ever likely to experience)
Perhaps someone could but a space in the Antarctic and use it as a crash site so then can fling small but valuable asteroids to earth and mine them in Antarctica
considering that the gold could be used in electronics the only people who really have to worry about this is other billionaires and millionaires and I'm fine with their money becoming worthless
Gold is already artificially inflated, we need gold for lots of stuff, who cares if the price goes down when we will have the materials to build more stuff?
Gold for its worth is not the real target for asteroid mining, but rather metals in general. There is a finite amount of minerals on Earth that can be mined and refined, and the long term demand for raw materials far outstrips what is available down here. Asteroid mining solves that problem, as even a moderately sized asteroid contains enough material to supply Terran industry for years.
Realistically it will be elon who becomes the first trillionaire, the Arabs are supposedly trillionaires but since that's unconfirmed best bet is elon. Going to mars will be the next big thing to happen to our civilization, up there with the invention of nuclear weapons or the start of the industrial age. And at least for a few decades elon will be the sole stakeholder.
But gold is such a cool material! It don't corrode, it's a decent conductor. It's my favorite color. If we made gold super cheap that could be awesome! Coat everything in gold! Make it last forever
There is no asteroid filled with Bitcoin
The first trillionaire asteroid 'miner' will be the one who sets up the refinery. If others can use it, he'll make a mint.
So you have never heard of Rothschild? Trillionaires
Uh no sorry you're missing something. That is fucking SPACE / ASTEROID GOLD. End of story
I think there is FAR greater motivation for asteroid (astronomical) mining than "a city of Mars".
Not to mention, effectively mining things in space may be the only thing that permits development or long-term travel…
…otherwise, you need to launch AN ENTIRE CITY off the earth, and currently every pound of material (including the water those astronauts need to drink for 4 years just to PASS BY mars) costs thousands of dollars ๐ธ ๐ฎ
(Or we could just chill here and fix the only planet the human race is ever likely to experience)
The saudi family is probably trillionaires
No mention of the problem of refining platinum group metals that are in solution with iron. Not sure if they have this tech here on Earth.
Perhaps someone could but a space in the Antarctic and use it as a crash site so then can fling small but valuable asteroids to earth and mine them in Antarctica
considering that the gold could be used in electronics the only people who really have to worry about this is other billionaires and millionaires and I'm fine with their money becoming worthless
I wish we valued things to how useful they are to use. I know gold is used for electronics but that seems to be it.
I really hope that asteroid mining dystopia doesn't come at all.. that mining planet from Alien Romulus was a true nightmare
Ok
Spoilers for 2061: Odyssey Three
Gold is already artificially inflated, we need gold for lots of stuff, who cares if the price goes down when we will have the materials to build more stuff?
Great to mine no matter what, if money wasn't an issue at least. Social constructs such as that are stupid, reduces our evolution by centuries.
This planet is enclosed.You cannot leave it.That is a lie of what they're saying
Gold for its worth is not the real target for asteroid mining, but rather metals in general. There is a finite amount of minerals on Earth that can be mined and refined, and the long term demand for raw materials far outstrips what is available down here. Asteroid mining solves that problem, as even a moderately sized asteroid contains enough material to supply Terran industry for years.
There a trillionaires on Earth right now
I'll invest my future fortune in Legos. That always stays valuable! Lol
Realistically it will be elon who becomes the first trillionaire, the Arabs are supposedly trillionaires but since that's unconfirmed best bet is elon. Going to mars will be the next big thing to happen to our civilization, up there with the invention of nuclear weapons or the start of the industrial age. And at least for a few decades elon will be the sole stakeholder.
But gold is such a cool material! It don't corrode, it's a decent conductor. It's my favorite color. If we made gold super cheap that could be awesome! Coat everything in gold! Make it last forever