Loading...Spacecraft refueling stations on asteroids
Easier to land on and take off from than the moon. Rich in water, metals and other raw materials and an almost unlimited supply between us and the rest of the solar system. We should mine and refuel on asteroids.
just a matter of time, its an old idea, but likely waiting for its day.
Could happen, though they may be better use for their materials as the sun has the power we need to get about the place.
From the Finanical Times “Asteroids contain all the materials necessary to enable human activity,” says Peter Stibrany, chief business developer and strategist of California-based Deep Space Industries (DSI). “Just those near Earth could sustain more than 10bn people.”