Asteroid Mining Could Power a Self-Sustaining Mars Colony, Simulations Show
TL;DR
A Swiss EPFL study models logistics for mining metallic asteroids to supply a Mars colony, including manufacturing rocket propellant in space from carbon-rich asteroids to avoid return-fuel, and identifies viable targets and the importance of careful target selection; the results suggest a space-based supply chain from asteroids to Mars is solvable, though operational mining is still far off.
Topics:sciencespace#asteroid-mining#epfl-study#in-space-propellant#mars-colony#space#space-logistics
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