Asteroid use Forum: Spacesettlers
Thread: Asteroid use
MW: There may be nearly 100 satellite launches this
year from around the world. And this is only goin g to
rise in the next few decades. The moon and eventually
asteroid industries should dominate this market, IMO.
I think the manufacturing of microgravity super
metalic whiskers for super flywheel electrical
storage and for building lighter and stronger
materials for aircraft, vehicles, and construction
material will eventually be a huge market; the Earth
is going to need billions of tonnes of this stuff in
the near future, IMO. And I think that there may be a
market for space manufactured photovoltaics for
rooftop power generation on Earth and that would
probably require millions of tonnes of exterrestrial
silicon. The manufacture of methane produced
artificial diamonds might be a big market. And
extraterrestrial precious metals such as gold, silver,
and platinum will always be valuable.
1/6/00
--- "Tom Tucker (Olympia)"