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ROBOT MINERS NATURAL RESOURCES SPACE- SHIPS ASTEROID MINING TMA $

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ROBOT MINERS

NATURAL RESOURCES

SPACE-SHIPS

ASTEROID MINING

TMA

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SPACESHIPS

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THE HARDEST PART ABOUT MINING IS BRINGING THE RESOURCES BACK TO EARTH

ASTEROIDS HAVE A LOT OF WATER ICE

(H2O)

LIQUID HYDROGEN AND OXYGEN ARE COMMON ROCKET FUEL

ROBOT MINERS

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SATELLITES SCAN ASTEROIDS TO SEE WHERE RESOURCES ARE

AUTOMATED MINING ROBOTS GO TO DRILL

SITE

REMOVE AND PROCESS MATERIAL MINED

HOW A MISSION MIGHT LOOK:

NATURAL RESOURCES

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A 30-METER LONG ASTEROID IS WORTH $25–50 BILLION

THE ASTEROID BELT HAS1.1-1.9 MILLION ASTEROIDS LARGER

THAN 1 KM IN DIAMETER

THIS COULD MEAN ADDING TRILLIONS TO THE GLOBAL GDP

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