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A Return to Asteroid Mining, and Digging Into Space Ethics with Joel Sercel

1 seconds | Wednesday, November 4, 2020

At least two ambitious, smart asteroid mining companies have gone bust. Joel Sercel makes the case that his new effort comes at a much better time, and with a better approach. He’ll also share his audacious plan for mining water on the Moon, along with his concerns regarding humanity’s spread across the solar system. Can we avoid the mistakes made in past eras of exploration and expansion? You’ve got one more chance to win your own asteroid—a small, rubber one—in this week’s What’s Up space trivia contest. Learn more at https://www.planetary.org/planetary-radio/1104-2020-joel-sercel

A Return to Asteroid Mining, and Digging Into Space Ethics with Joel Sercel
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