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Thunder Hero Username: Thunder Post Number: 11465 Registered: 05-2007 Posted From: 211.31.208.206 Rating: N/A |
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J__the_heartist Side Hero Username: J__the_heartist Post Number: 7475 Registered: 06-2012 Posted From: 2.50.31.109 Rating: N/A |
http://www.interestingengineering.com/index.php/asteroid-har vesting-preparations/ Deep Space Industries is a new American company with the aim of sending spacecraft into space by 2015 to find and explore asteroids that pass by Earth and eventually harvest resources from them. Prior to the announcement regarding its plans, the company has issued a statement to say it will be sending a fleet of 'asteroid-prospecting spacecraft' into the Solar system to harvest and process asteroids for use in space and to benefit Earth. According to Deep Space Industries, the first of its 'FireFly' spacecraft will have a target launch date for 2015. 'This is the first commercial campaign to explore the small asteroids that pass by Earth,' said Rick Tumlinson, chairman of Deep Space Industries and co-founder of the Space Frontier Foundation. 'Using low-cost technologies, and combining the legacy of our space programme with the innovation of today's young high-tech geniuses, we will do things that would have been impossible just a few years ago,' were his next words. The company is willing to work with NASA and other companies to identify opportunities. The plan is to launch the first FireFly spacecrafts (weighing nearly 25kg) in 2015 for space voyages lasting from two to five months. Next, Deep Space is planning to launch 'DragonFlies' spacecrafts in 2016 to mine asteroids and bring back samples to Earth. The company's CEO David Gump said more than 900 new asteroids that pass near Earth are discovered every year: 'In this case, metals and fuel from asteroids can expand the in-space industries of this century. That is our strategy,' Deep Space said it has reached an agreement with an aerospace company to discuss a future collaboration on the opportunity to produce fuel for communication satellites. Deep Space claims that within 10 years the company will be in a position to harvest asteroids for metals and other building materials, to construct large communications platforms to replace communications satellites. Planetary Resources is another asteroid-mining company that's on a similar mission to harvest asteroids for precious metals, such as platinum and other resources....  Koi Hindu hai, koi Muslim hai aur koi isai hai. Magar sabne insaan naa banne ki kasam khai hai |