A method of prospecting asteroids for mining includes (a) launching at least one spacecraft, the spacecraft including a space telescope; (b) examining a plurality of asteroids using the space telescope to gather scientific data on the asteroids for characterization and cataloging; and (c) selecting one or more asteroids to mine from the plurality of asteroids examined by the space telescope and contained within the catalog. A system for prospecting asteroids for mining is also described.
Method, apparatus, and system for asteroid prospecting and mining
2016-02-23
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B64G Raumfahrt , COSMONAUTICS |
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