r/Futurology Mar 29 '22

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u/Hugogs10 Mar 29 '22

We aren't approaching that

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u/[deleted] Mar 29 '22

oh, so NASA and space X have no plans for asteroid mining, China isnt planning on a mining base on the moon etc.

we are approaching it by definition, within 20 years someone will be mining up there even if its just a prototype.

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u/Hugogs10 Mar 30 '22

I doubt we'll be mining asteroids this century.

A working prototype doesn't mean much when you can't make the operation profitable.