Platinum Group Metals (PGMs)

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Thread: Platinum Group Metals (PGMs)

# 15783 byking_rodent@... on Sept. 27, 2001, 5:21 p.m.
Member since 2022-08-22

> Dr. Omni wrote,
>
> "However, Al Globus himself says that the original concept of
AsterAnts is
> not viable due to meteoroid rotation."
>
> I wish I could understand this statement. Why can't the probe
latch on
> the meteoroid and fire its hydrazine thrusters to despin it?

Each lb of fuel needed to despin the asteroid is another lb taken
away from fuel needed to return the asteroid. It will likely be
uneconomical to despin.

king_rodent (putting the eek in geek)