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Asteroids - A New El Dorado in Space?

February 2, 2021

Mining on asteroids sounds like the stuff of science fiction, but it could soon become a reality. Nations and powerful corporations already have plans and are hard at work staking their claim to resources from space.

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Raumsonde OSIRIS-REx
Image: NASA/dpa/picture-alliance

How can economic growth continue unfettered once all the earth's resources have been consumed? Major companies and governments have long been working on plans to exploit the resources to be found in the vastness of space. How far are humans from achieving this?

Raumsonde OSIRIS-REx
Image: NASA/ZUMA Wire/ZUMAPRESS.com/picture-alliance

This documentary examines the technological requirements of space mining. It also assesses how great the desire is to find new sources of raw materials. The film touches on scientific and fundamental societal issues - including humanity’s craving for new territories and our degradation of the Earth as we attempt to exploit all our planet has to offer.

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