Cheap Astronomy - Dear CA #107 - Asteroid Mining On The Cheap

A mining proposal. - Dear Cheap Astronomy – What’s the best way to redirect an asteroid’s path for mining purposes? Let’s start by saying CA's plan to somewhat indiscriminately crash $#!+ on the Moon is not actually that indiscriminate. It’s not realistic to think you can shift an object several kilometres in diameter out of the asteroid belt and onto a precise trajectory that will have it collide with the Moon – at least not without some implausible engineering and fuel supply.   - Dear Cheap Astronomy – Part 2 of What’s the best way to redirect an asteroid’s path for mining purposes? So, to recap. It’s unlikely we are going to achieve zero population growth anytime soon, so we’ll eventually need more resources. While eventually might be a long time coming – we’ll need to put the skills and infrastructure in place so that we’re ready when ‘eventually’ does come.   We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs.  Just visit: https://www.patreon.com/365DaysOfAstronomy and donate as much as you can! Share the podcast with your friends and send the Patreon link to them too!  Every bit helps! Thank you! ------------------------------------ Do go visit http://www.redbubble.com/people/CosmoQuestX/shop for cool Astronomy Cast and CosmoQuest t-shirts, coffee mugs and other awesomeness! http://cosmoquest.org/Donate This show is made possible through your donations.  Thank you! (Haven't donated? It's not too late! Just click!) ------------------------------------ The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast is produced by the Planetary Science Institute. http://www.psi.edu Visit us on the web at 365DaysOfAstronomy.org or email us at [email protected].