Want to rely on mining asteroids get rich? Experts say there is no this requirement

With the development of space technology, many people began to play the asteroid's idea. In recent years, the scientists proposed the development resource asteroids, for example, to probe in the asteroid mining, mining and so on to an asteroid catch back to the moon's orbit. Recently, scientists put forward the idea of Austria, for a variety of asteroid mining strategy compose the new chapter.

according to Spanish ABeiSai newspaper website reported recently, experts at the university of Vienna, Austria, Thomas & middot; Michael inder and team, human space station can be set within a rotation of an asteroid, from & other; Internal & throughout; Asteroid mining resources. The study, published in the United States archie's thesis preprint website.

although the idea of an asteroid mining a lot, but plus ca change, the basic idea is to launch on the asteroid, back to earth after mining resources, or directly used in the construction in space.

as del team thinks this way. Because most asteroids gravity is weak, the impact force of conventional mining enough to equipment the push into space. According to their ideas, if your station is simulated into the cylinder, built within a rotation of the asteroid, will generate artificial gravity, for mining, at the same time can protect mining platform and astronaut from radiation and other environmental hazards.

however, how the station & other; Implant & throughout; The asteroid inside? If it is to dig a hole through, not like direct mining face the embarrassment of microgravity? Reporter of these questions, sighting report didn't find the answer.

engineering issues aside, Yang Yuguang thinks, the idea really have the advantage. Land on the moon or Mars, he said, with soil foundation to protect against radiation. If you want to on the asteroid mining for a long time, access to its internal equivalent of a radiation barrier layer. But the meaning that's all. “ I think this is also very long. ” He said.

Michael inder told the media: myself & other; The boundaries between scientific research and science fiction here some fuzzy. I think the asteroid resources for years. ”

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Yang Yuguang said, even if the near-earth asteroids, recently often also have millions of miles from earth, humans access could take several months at a time. If there is no stable supplies, the astronaut life is very difficult. “ Now, after all, are difficult to return humans to the moon, landing the asteroid though smaller than Mars is difficult, but to reside for a long time, is also a big project. ” He said, & other; I think that is not going to happen over the next 20 years. ”

another problem is that an asteroid mining resources can make much benefits. Costly of the Apollo program, for example, multiple unmanned and manned moon landing activity back to the soil, but a total of 382 kg. Yang Yuguang think, return to earth on the asteroid mining resources, from the economic perspective is meaningless. “ No elements or minerals are found on earth. Even if is very rare earth minerals, mining costs have certainly is much lower than on an asteroid mining. ” Unless, he said, is based on the purpose of scientific research, back to a small amount of sample study, it has great scientific value.

to say use asteroid resources, in situ using Yang Yuguang think worthwhile. “ For example can be extracted from the asteroid rock material production of propellant, or the materials available, direct manufacturing at the scene, it's more than back to earth and practical. ” He said.

above all, want to rely on the exploitation of asteroids rich friends to wake up. Yang Yuguang said, both in scientific exploration and in-situ resource utilization, is very long. At least before human beings to land on Mars, almost never see such a demand.