Payload
March 20, 2013
What if the greatest discovery of natural resources didn’t take place on Earth?
The folks at Planetary Resources recently joined forces with Virgin Galactic to discover the possibilities.
There are near-limitless numbers of asteroids and more being discovered every year. More than 1,500 are as easy to reach as the Moon and are in similar orbits as Earth. Asteroids are filled with precious resources, everything from water to platinum. Harnessing valuable minerals from a practically infinite source will provide stability on Earth, increase humanity’s prosperity, and help establish and maintain human presence in space.