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Space is starting to look like the better mining operation (arstechnica.com)
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[–] shortwavesurfer@monero.town 41 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Launch costs are coming way down. Once we get enough people into space to get industry going this will be great. Give adventureous people something to do and not destroy our planet. Asteriods are airless lumps of rock and metal just hanging around.

[–] wahming@monyet.cc 9 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Give adventureous people something to do and not destroy our planet

Space Mining, Deep Rock Galactic style

[–] set_secret@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

yeah rocket launches are excellent for the planet.

[–] shortwavesurfer@monero.town 1 points 10 months ago

We launch a few rockets to bring starter ewuipment and from then on everything gets mined from NEAs (Near Earth Asteroids) or the moon. Then no more rocket launches needed except to refresh crew as we already do with ISS.