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A space elevator on Ceres (with today's tech) and the gravitational assist of Jupiter for returning payloads back to Earth, could allow us to start mining the asteroid belt costing just $5 billion. (www.universetoday.com)
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[โ€“] shadowedcross@sh.itjust.works 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Not sure you're aware of just how massive Earth is compared to these smaller bodies, it's a percentage of a percentage we're talking about.

[โ€“] just_another_person@lemmy.world -2 points 4 months ago

It's not about me...