NEO Mining Question

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> > I see two classes of feasible scenario for mining
> NEA. I would

Victoria,

Many of the design issues you raise have been
discussed at the innertransit web site, run by
Mitchell James mejames@...

I suggest you head over there and sign up, it is free.

http://www.innertransit.org/

and the related website:

http://www.innertransit.net/

You will find some discussions relating to Tethered
Momentum Transfer Intercept which discusses issues
relating to taking advantage of the asteroid spin as
free energy.

Cheers,

Charles R.