Follow
the
money
and
you
will
end
up
in
space
.
That
?
s
the
message
from
a
first
-
of
-
its
-
kind
on
mining
beyond
Earth
.
in
Sydney
by
the
Australian
Centre
for
Space
Engineering
Research
,
the
event
brought
together
mining
companies
,
robotics
experts
,
lunar
scientists
,
and
government
agencies
that
are
all
working
to
make
space
mining
a
reality
.
2
up
sprung
prospecting
potential
firms
The
forum
comes
hot
on
the
heels
of
the
2012
unveiling
of
two
private
asteroid
-
mining
.
Planetary
Resources
of
Washington
says
it
will
launch
its
first
telescopes
in
two
years
,
while
Deep
Space
Industries
of
Virginia
hopes
to
be
harvesting
metals
from
asteroids
by
2020
.
Another
commercial
venture
that
in
2012
,
Golden
Spike
of
Colorado
,
will
be
offering
trips
to
the
moon
,
including
to
lunar
miners
.
3
delivered
processed
pioneers
extracted
vital
precious
Within
a
few
decades
,
these
firms
may
be
meeting
earthly
demands
for
metals
,
such
as
platinum
and
gold
,
and
the
rare
earth
elements
for
personal
electronics
,
such
as
yttrium
and
lanthanum
.
But
like
the
gold
rush
who
transformed
the
western
United
States
,
the
first
space
miners
won
?
t
just
enrich
themselves
.
They
also
hope
to
build
an
off
-
planet
economy
free
of
any
bonds
with
Earth
,
in
which
the
materials
and
from
the
moon
and
asteroids
are
for
space
-
based
projects
.
4
fuel
scenario
spare
useless
soil
shield
In
this
,
water
mined
from
other
worlds
could
become
the
most
desired
commodity
.
"
In
the
desert
,
what
?
s
worth
more
:
a
kilogram
of
gold
or
a
kilogram
of
water
?
"
asks
Kris
Zacny
of
HoneyBee
Robotics
in
New
York
.
"
Gold
is
.
Water
will
let
you
live
.
"
Water
ice
from
the
moon
?
s
poles
could
be
sent
to
astronauts
on
the
International
Space
Station
for
drinking
or
as
a
radiation
.
Splitting
water
into
oxygen
and
hydrogen
makes
spacecraft
,
so
ice
-
rich
asteroids
could
become
interplanetary
refuelling
stations
.
Companies
are
eyeing
the
iron
,
silicon
,
and
aluminium
in
lunar
and
asteroids
,
which
could
be
used
in
3D
printers
to
make
parts
or
machinery
.
Others
want
to
turn
space
dirt
into
concrete
for
landing
pads
,
shelters
,
and
roads
.
5
delivered
up
spare
potential
forum
soil
vital
pioneers
firms
useless
Convened
processed
sprung
fuel
precious
shield
prospecting
scenario
extracted
Follow
the
money
and
you
will
end
up
in
space
.
That
?
s
the
message
from
a
first
-
of
-
its
-
kind
on
mining
beyond
Earth
.
in
Sydney
by
the
Australian
Centre
for
Space
Engineering
Research
,
the
event
brought
together
mining
companies
,
robotics
experts
,
lunar
scientists
,
and
government
agencies
that
are
all
working
to
make
space
mining
a
reality
.
The
forum
comes
hot
on
the
heels
of
the
2012
unveiling
of
two
private
asteroid
-
mining
.
Planetary
Resources
of
Washington
says
it
will
launch
its
first
telescopes
in
two
years
,
while
Deep
Space
Industries
of
Virginia
hopes
to
be
harvesting
metals
from
asteroids
by
2020
.
Another
commercial
venture
that
in
2012
,
Golden
Spike
of
Colorado
,
will
be
offering
trips
to
the
moon
,
including
to
lunar
miners
.
Within
a
few
decades
,
these
firms
may
be
meeting
earthly
demands
for
metals
,
such
as
platinum
and
gold
,
and
the
rare
earth
elements
for
personal
electronics
,
such
as
yttrium
and
lanthanum
.
But
like
the
gold
rush
who
transformed
the
western
United
States
,
the
first
space
miners
won
?
t
just
enrich
themselves
.
They
also
hope
to
build
an
off
-
planet
economy
free
of
any
bonds
with
Earth
,
in
which
the
materials
and
from
the
moon
and
asteroids
are
for
space
-
based
projects
.
In
this
,
water
mined
from
other
worlds
could
become
the
most
desired
commodity
.
"
In
the
desert
,
what
?
s
worth
more
:
a
kilogram
of
gold
or
a
kilogram
of
water
?
"
asks
Kris
Zacny
of
HoneyBee
Robotics
in
New
York
.
"
Gold
is
.
Water
will
let
you
live
.
"
Water
ice
from
the
moon
?
s
poles
could
be
sent
to
astronauts
on
the
International
Space
Station
for
drinking
or
as
a
radiation
.
Splitting
water
into
oxygen
and
hydrogen
makes
spacecraft
,
so
ice
-
rich
asteroids
could
become
interplanetary
refuelling
stations
.
Companies
are
eyeing
the
iron
,
silicon
,
and
aluminium
in
lunar
and
asteroids
,
which
could
be
used
in
3D
printers
to
make
parts
or
machinery
.
Others
want
to
turn
space
dirt
into
concrete
for
landing
pads
,
shelters
,
and
roads
.
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