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NewSpace Economy... NextSpace ..."MOON MINING AND ASTEROID WEALTH: The Next Step in Space Exploration" | WELT SpaceTime ."In their insatiable quest for resources, humans are now also looking to space. The Moon as a mineral paradise? Metal asteroids promising immense wealth? While a gold rush in space remains purely utopian for now, if humanity intends to move deeper into space, it will rely on local resources. Therefore, all spacefaring nations are actively working on concepts and technologies to enable the extraction and use of space resources." WELT interventions : Prof DR Ulrich Walter Astronaut & Scientist Etienne Schneider, Former Luxembourg Minister Josef Aschbacher, ESA Director General Prof DR Metin Tolan, Experimental Physicist Prof DR Thorsten Kleine, Planetologist

“Nasa is among those who think lunar mining is years away, not decades. By 2032, it wants to have harvested lunar soil and built a processing plant on the lunar surface – and has set itself the goal of mining resources there within ten years.” We must consider the environmental impact and the sustainability of lunar mining activities. Minimising potential damage to the lunar environment is absolutely crucial.

Space for Earth exonomy is already developing. It is worth to be first in a line to benefit from it as economically as environmentally. Decreasing the emissions amounts while leveraging a huge potential of Space resources is what we could see in a nearest decades. But the foundations are building now.

All of us who have bought a plot of land on the Moon can expect profit 😉 😃 NASA awards $348,000 to Interlune to test technology for processing moon soil Seattle-based Interlune has received a $348,000 grant from NASA to test its system for processing lunar soil on a series of reduced-gravity airplane flights — marking one more small step toward harvesting helium-3 and other resources on the moon. The project is one of 11 selected for funding through NASA’s TechFlights program, which supports space technology testing on suborbital rockets, rocket-powered landers or airplane-based platforms. Interlune’s system is known as CRUMBLE — an acronym that stands for “Comminution of Regolith Using Milling for Beneficiation of Lunar Extract.” Basically, the system would break down lunar dirt and rock, or regolith, and make it easier to extract potentially valuable ingredients such as helium-3. The TechFlights grant will fund parabolic flights provided by Zero Gravity Corp. to see which kinds of equipment would work best in the airless, reduced-gravity conditions present on the moon’s surface. Interlune would use simulated moon dirt to put prototypes for its CRUMBLE processor through their paces. ““We are writing a new playbook for how public-private partnerships can deliver world-changing innovation to benefit all,” Interlune co-founder and CEO Rob Meyerson said today in a news release. “This award is one more step toward our goal of rebuilding the entire U.S. industrial base for lunar exploration.” Interlune expects to complete the parabolic flights by the end of the year. Eventually, Interlune aims to put its moondirt-processing system on rovers to harvest resources from the moon’s surface — much as combines harvest grain from earthly fields. Such resources could help sustain settlements on the moon or get shipped back to Earth. Meyerson and his Interlune teammates point to helium-3 as the resource most likely to be worth extracting. That particular isotope of helium is more plentiful on the moon’s surface than it is on Earth, and it can be used for applications including quantum computing, medical imaging, nuclear material detection and fusion power. 🔴 Interlune is betting that lunar helium-3 will become cheaper than the helium-3 extracted on Earth, which the company says currently costs $20 million per kilogram. (Other cost estimates can vary widely.) Meyerson is the former president of Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture. Another one of Interlune’s co-founders, Gary Lai, previously served as Blue Origin’s chief architect. Yet another co-founder is Harrison Schmitt, who walked on the moon during the Apollo 17 mission in 1972, served a term as a U.S. senator and is a longtime proponent of lunar helium-3 mining. https://lnkd.in/dVQq4ZVm https://lnkd.in/d2AHvjSa

The commercialisation of space exploration has connected the world, opened the doors for deeper look into scientific topics and understanding of the universe, as well as created a huge bubble planet of economic sector. Read on what is space economy, its booming worth and the future of mining in space!

A paper published in the open access journal Sustainability MDPI discusses the social acceptance of asteroid mining compared to lunar mining, ocean mining, and other forms of terrestrial mining. The research mentioned in the Atlantic explores how asteroids, with metals like platinum and cobalt, could fuel a clean-energy transition due to their potential applications in electronics. Valuable resources rare on Earth are found in enormous quantities in space, raising interest in asteroid mining as opposed to the environmental and heritage implications of terrestrial resource extraction. Read more about this research: https://brnw.ch/21wKadT or view the news story: https://brnw.ch/21wKadU #asteroidmining #spacemining #openaccess #openscience

Thanks, Filippo Marchetti, for sharing an article from Undark Magazine about the potential for #mining metals from #asteroids. This innovative concept could certainly redefine our approach to resource management. It is also relevant to very hot topics, namely the #sustainability of our planet and the economy of #space exploration. As we look towards the future, the possibility of tapping into resources of space could solve many of Earth's material shortages and fuel new technologies. However, it also raises important questions about regulation, ethics, and the potential environmental impacts in space. I wonder how folks here think asteroid mining could impact our future? https://lnkd.in/euQTUYwd

Space mining raises many questions... Equality in space hangs in the balance for the future global economy. Read Abby Jones's StarLaw Blog, "Asteroid Mining: The In’s, Outs’s, and Challenges of the New Space Economy," for a thoughtful and compelling discussion of the legal implications of space mining through the lens of NASA's #psyche mission. https://lnkd.in/gBM_itW4

Mining Asteroids seems such a sensible thing to do, if we want to save the planet, along with nuclear power and solar panels in space. What do the Critical Minerals Association (UK) and Critical Minerals Association USA think about getting critical minerals from space? Have you done a video on it Rachel Phillips, Ph.D.? To able to mine minerals in space, we need to follow Spacex's lead, and make getting to space cheaper. I just wish AstroForge would publish more about how they aim to achieve their goals. Perhaps they think so to, since they are advertising a post for a full-time content creator: https://lnkd.in/eCrADERc #minerals #geoscience #asteroids Jeff Townsend Ben Lepley Jun Cowan Nick Tate Jessica Scanlan Jessica Keast Taija Torvela Rachel Phillips, Ph.D.

Breaking New Ground: The Bold Move of Mining Asteroids ☄ Embarking on a journey that marks a significant chapter in space exploration, we celebrate the launch of the first commercial deep space mission aimed at asteroid mining. This initiative, led by a visionary team and supported by pioneering companies like AstroForge, heralds a new era of utilizing space resources. On October 31, 2023, this mission began with the launch of the Brokkr-2 spacecraft, targeting an M-type asteroid abundant in precious metals. This innovative approach is not just a mission; it's a transformation in how we envision and utilize space resources. The primary goal is ambitious yet clear: to harness the potential of asteroids and bring valuable platinum-group metals (PGMs) back to Earth, pioneering eco-friendly mining practices with far-reaching implications. At Via Space Holdings, we are deeply committed to a future where space exploration and mining unlock unprecedented benefits for humanity and our planet. Our mission closely aligns with these groundbreaking endeavors. Through strategic investments and a forward-thinking perspective, we are dedicated to fostering initiatives that not only make space mining a reality but ensure it's conducted in a way that serves the greater good of our world and people. Connect with us to learn how your investment today contributes to a sustainable and impactful future in space exploration.