Astro Mining to be announced

[mapuc]

Seems that some one are thinking of starting to do some astromining on some nearby astroids

http://blogs.discovery.com/inscider/...ning.html#more

Markus

[TLAM Strike]

The only question I have is:

[Betonov]

You think they'll hire marine merchants for piloting those spaceships. If so, where do I sign up

[BossMark]

As a former coal miner, I wonder if they will offer me a job

[Reece]

Originally Posted by BossMark

As a former coal miner, I wonder if they will offer me a job

No!

[Betonov]

Originally Posted by BossMark

As a former coal miner, I wonder if they will offer me a job

You dig, I drive

[BossMark]

Originally Posted by Reece

No!

Thats not fair

[nikimcbee]

Originally Posted by BossMark

As a former coal miner, I wonder if they will offer me a job

I found a mining job for you.
http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Kessel

[Spoon 11th]

Originally Posted by BossMark

As a former coal miner, I wonder if they will offer me a job

Never send a man to do a robot's job, so no.

[HunterICX]

''Not enough Minerals''

''scv ready''

HunterICX

[Skybird]

It'S a PR gag only. So far we have not found precious or rare metals in acceptable quantities in meteors and asteroids, they were instead quite ordinary and not special at all. But the financial costs to catch even small objects would start in the billions.

What we do not need on Earth is simple iron or nickel from space costing 2 billion dollars per ton. Nor do we need cosmic H2O-ice to sell it as a miraculous healing water for 100 million per flacon.

In case he meant it serious I think Cameron simply has not done his homework right.

Mining on the moon, well maybe that has a very (a VEEEERYYYY) longtime perspective, but catching and/or mining on the occasional asteroid or meteor for several billion dollars per mission is - well, Monty Python would have loved the idea.

[vienna]

Here's Astro ready to go to work in the mines:







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[Skybird]

If they want to sink billions and trillions into some space program, then they should redefine the purpose and turn it into a meteor defence system. Statistically, the next mega-killing impact rubbing most life forms off this planet, is overdue since long.

So is the next big quake in the San Andreas area.

And the big eruption of the sooperdoopervulcano at Yellowstone.

On the other hand, these things would end the financial and economic crisis and nullify debts and negative budgets, it would also give the debate about global climate change a completly new direction.

So maybe better no meteor defence system then.

[Oberon]

Originally Posted by Skybird

On the other hand, these things would end the financial and economic crisis and nullify debts and negative budgets, it would also give the debate about global climate change a completly new direction.

Perhaps we need some outside, universal threat to make us recognize this common bond. I occasionally think how quickly our differences worldwide would vanish if we were facing an alien threat from outside this world.

And TLAM, it'll be either Klingons or Cardassians.

[TLAM Strike]

Originally Posted by Oberon

And TLAM, it'll be either Klingons or Cardassians.

I'm partial to Cardassian mining hardware...