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In the future, asteroid mining and other forms of off-world resource extraction may become possible. Will the questions of sustainability and equity that we face here on Earth today be debated in outer space?
"By the year 2071, we hope our work will lead to an era of plenty, with wise use of asteroid resources for the long run."
–- Martin Elvis (Smithsonian Astronomical Observatory), Alanna Krolikowski (Missouri S&T), and Tony Milligan (King's College London) |