Mining ore on asteroids

The idea of ​​an extraterrestrial robot mining mine is burning in the minds of scientists, who think that this is not a difficult goal to swallow in the near future.

Asteroids are becoming new mining targets for mining - (Photo: vinyarb.com)

Writing on Aerospace Engineering, scientists from the US Aeronautics and Space Agency (NASA) said that because asteroids are often made of minerals that are considered rare on Earth, asteroids Near the Earth and in the asteroid belt can become plentiful mines serving a limited supply for our industry.

In order to serve the birth of the asteroid mining industry, experts offer two basic elements: Robot technology and the detection of basic elements such as carbon in the space environment.

'Now we know that carbon can be collected in space, so the first basic element is within reach , ' said Phil Metzger, a physicist at the Kennedy Space Center.

'The asteroid belt possesses billions of times more platinum on Earth , ' says Metzger.

Scientists admit that it will take years to establish a new mining industry, but the results will be worth the money.