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Asteroid worth $10,000 quadrillion ‘could transform global economy’ – RT.com

NASA scientists are outdoing themselves yet again: by reworking the planned route for a robotic mission to a giant asteroid worth $10,000 quadrillion, they’ve managed to cut costs, launch sooner and arrive four years earlier than planned. Not bad.

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Planetary Resources & 3D Systems Reveal First Ever 3D Printed Object From Asteroid Metals

Planetary Resources & 3D Systems Reveal First Ever 3D Printed Object From Asteroid Metals

Via Planetaryresources The future of space colonization and industrialization can now be visualized. Planetary Resources, in collaboration with our partner 3D Systems, have developed the first ever direct metal print from asteroid metals. At the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) today in Las Vegas, NV., we unveiled the geometric object on the Engadget stage. (WATCH the full video HERE) This spacecraft […]

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