Space

Mining

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 What is Space Mining?
 Extraction of natural resources from celestial
bodies

 Objects of interest
Asteroids
Moon
Mars

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 Why mine celestial bodies?
 Fuel for space missions
 Satellites
 Deep space missions
 Space tourism
 Demand on Earth
 Space colonies
 Luna Ring

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 Resources in Asteroids
 C-Type Asteroids (Carbonaceous)
 75% of known asteroids are C-Type
 22% Water
 S-Type Asteroids (Silicaceous)
 17% of known asteroids
 Silicates of Iron and Magnesium, Platinum etc.
 M-Type Asteroids (Metalliferous)
 8% of known asteroids
 Rich in Iron, Nickel, Platinum etc.

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 Resources in Moon
 Helium-3 is available in millions of tons
 10 ppm – Water
 Possibility of rare earth elements

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 Resources in Mars
 Martian Meteorites –
 Rich in Mg, Al, Fe, Ti and Cr
 Trace amounts of Li, Co, Zn, Cu, Au and W
 Blueberries – Hematite
 Ni-Fe Meteorites

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 Benefits of Asteroid Mining
 Weak gravity
 Escape velocity – 0.1 m/s
 No gravitational stresses on structures
 Minerals not concentrated at the core
 Rotation could be stopped for solar power
equipments
 Water – Fuel
 Not compact structures – easy to mine

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 Initiatives
 Planetary Resources
 Deep Space Industries
 Kepler Energy and Space Engineering

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 Planetary Resources
 Arkyd Series 100 (The
Leo Space Telescope)
 To analyze detect
resources on Earth and
provide other data

 Arkyd Series 200 (The

Interceptor)
 To analyse Near Earth
Asteroids within 10 to
30 Lunar Radii

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Planetary Resources
 Arkyd Series 300
(Rendezvous
Prospector)
 Deep space exploration
upto half way across the
inner Solar system
 Arkyd 3 – Launched in
July, 2015
 Arkyd 6 – To be
launched in 2016 with
additional sensors
 3D Systems included as
investor
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 Deep Space Industries
 Fire Fly
 Triplets of satellites used
to prospect asteroids
 May take 6 months to 2
years to start
prospecting depending
on the orbit of the
asteroid
 Dragon Fly
 Waves of three nearly
identical spacecrafts
 They will bring samples
back to earth (5-10 kg)

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 Deep Space Industries
 Harvestors
 Extract materials and
bring them to high Earth
orbit
 Fuel – Water from
asteroids
 2 – 4 years per cycle

 Processing facility

 Microgravity Foundry

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 Keller Energy and Space
Engineering
CORNUCOPIA Asteroid Mining System – With existing
technology
 Buzz Aldrin Earth/Mars Express

APIS – Asteroid Provided In-situ

Supplies
Optical Mining – Use of Sun’s energy
 Funded by NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC)

NASA
 OSIRIS-Rex : Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource
Identification, Security and Regolith Explorer
 Launch – 2016 / Contact – 2018 / Sample – 2019 / Return -
2023
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 Possible methods of Mining
 Surface Mining
 Underground Mining
 In-Situ Extraction
 Heating
 Mond’s Process

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 Challenges
 Debt servicing
 Deceleration of material if brought back to Earth
 Terrestrial Mining and processing techniques
require gravity
 Propulsion technologies that use asteroid
materials
 Transport of men, machinery and equipment
from Earth
 Communication delay due to distance
 Complex market conditions
 Legal constraints
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 References
 Buet, M., Pearson, J., Bennett, D.S. & Komerath,
N., (2013), Robotic Mining System for Rapid
Return of Asteroid Resources, International
Space Development Conference
 https://www.nasa.gov
 http://phys.org
 https://en.wikipedia.org
 http://www.shimz.co.jp
 http://science.howstuffworks.com
 http://www.space.com

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 References
 http://www.astronomysource.com
 http://www.permanent.com
 http://www.spacefuture.com
 http://www.planetaryresources.com
 http://deepspaceindustries.com
 http://www.kesellc.com

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