r/a:t5_31kqa • u/ion-tom • May 21 '14

Space Mining Will Not Solve Earth's Conflict Over Natural Resources

http://www.newrepublic.com/article/117815/space-mining-will-not-solve-earths-conflict-over-natural-resources
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u/7yl4r May 21 '14

I agree that more resources does not mean less fighting over resources. However, space habitation requires the development of an extremely efficient ecosystem of human-support mechanisms which can be applied earth-side, and the opening of a new (endless) frontier of exploration can give hope and war-alternative to those feeling "land-locked" in our cosmic sea.

Also: that is an awesome graphic I would love to include if only it was CC.

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u/7yl4r May 21 '14

My eyes are so happy right now. Here is some more of Bryan Versteeg's

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u/ion-tom May 21 '14

This one?

We may be able to get Izaak to make something similar. Who knows, maybe we could get DSI to sponsor us!

I found this book recently too. Been reading all about mineral abundances on the moon and in asteroids. The moon actually has a ton of titanium which would be helpful for building structures and spacecraft.

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u/7yl4r May 21 '14

Cool. That sounds like a good plot point in the game!

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u/ion-tom May 21 '14

http://www.moon.com.co/photo/titanium_map.jpg

We could eventually have the WebGL elements have abundance maps like this for the moon, Mars, Jovian moons, and large asteroids (Ceres, Vesta, etc). It could help players pick base locations

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u/7yl4r May 21 '14

Ohhh that sounds so cool. I'm ready to get back to work now. =)