In SpEpisode 3 we are joined by Dr Philip Metzger, NASA Physicist & Space Miner. We keep it clean in this episode for maximum reach because this is the next step for human civilization. It’s a world of abundance tomorrow that can begin to be realized today. Phil is an excellent interview and a subject matter expert of the first order. He even call out the Machine when discussing an historical launch failure. Topics include economics of space mining, the potential technologies, NASA funded retrieval mission, private space startups, Elon Musk, Kardashev scale, etc.
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Related Links
* Asteroid Retrieval Feasibility Study – Keck Institute for Space Studies California Institute of Technology Jet Propulsion Laboratory Pasadena, California
* Get Ready to Mine Space!
* The Type of Asteroid to Mine, Part 1
* The Type of Asteroid to Mine, Part 2
* The Type of Asteroid to Mine, Part 3
* Bringing an Asteroid to Earth: What Kind?
* NASA will begin work on asteroid capture mission this year
* Bringing an Asteroid to Earth: What Kind?
* NASA will begin work on asteroid capture mission this year
* NASA Announces Asteroid Identification, Capture and Sampling Initiative (Video, YouTube)
* NASA to Get $100 Million for Asteroid-Capture Mission, Senator Says
* How It Works: NASA Asteroid-Capture Mission in Pictures
* NASA’s Asteroid Sample Return Mission Moves into Development
* How to Make Space Industry Profitable
* How Do You Make Money in Space?
* The Pattern of Resources in Space
* The Technical and Economic Feasibility of Mining the Near-Earth Asteroids
* The Economist: Asteroid mining – Fool’s platinum?
* National Geographic: The Promise and Perils of Mining Asteroids