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  2. Asteroid mining - Wikipedia

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    Before 1970, asteroid mining existed largely within the realm of science fiction. Publications such as Worlds of If, [8] Scavengers in Space, [9] and Miners in the Sky [10] told stories about the conceived dangers, motives, and experiences of mining asteroids.

  3. Colonization of the asteroid belt - Wikipedia

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    Russia, China, and the European Space Agency ran an experiment, called MARS-500, between 2007 and 2011 to gauge the physical and psychological limitations of crewed space flight. [15] The experiment concluded that 18 months of solitude was the limit for a crewed space mission. [ 15 ]

  4. AstroForge - Wikipedia

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    AstroForge's ultimate goal in the field of asteroid mining is the extraction, refinement, and sale of platinum-group metals (PGMs) located within M-type asteroids near to Earth. These asteroids are expected to be quite small in comparison to main belt asteroids, being anywhere from around 20 to 300 meters in diameter.

  5. Future of space exploration - Wikipedia

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    The future of space exploration involves both telescopic and physical explorations of space by robotic spacecraft and human spaceflight.Near-term physical exploration missions, focused on obtaining new information about the Solar System, are planned and announced by both national and private organisations.

  6. Mining the Sky - Wikipedia

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    Mining the Sky: Untold Riches from the Asteroids, Comets, and Planets, is a 1997 book by University of Arizona Planetary Sciences professor emeritus John S. Lewis that describes possible routes for accessing extraterrestrial resources, either for use on Earth or for enabling space colonization. [1]

  7. Space-based economy - Wikipedia

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    Space-based economy is economic activity in outer space, including asteroid mining, space manufacturing, space trade, space burial, space advertising and construction performed in space such as the building of space stations. [1] Space-based industrial efforts are presently in their infancy.

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  9. Category:Mining in space - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Mining in space" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Asteroid mining;