Planetary Resources2013.2.10---太空探索

Planetary Resources2013.2.10---太空探索
Problem: If humanity is to move off Earth and become an interplanetary species, it will need an economic reason to do so. Solution: Near-earth asteroids contain (literally) trillions of dollars worth of resources and materials that could be harvested and brought back to Earth. A number of them are also energetically easier to get to than the surface of the Moon. That tremendous bounty creates a huge incentive for the private sector to create the requisite detection, propulsion and harvesting technology to capture these precious metals and minerals. Technology: Planetary resources led by Peter Diamandis and Eric Anderson is developing the technology and spacecraft to detect, harvest, capture and bring back these resources from Near-Earth asteroids. More on SolveforX.com.
问题：如果人类将离开地球，成为星际物种，它需要一个经济的理由这样做。解决方案：（直译）近地小行星含有价值数万亿美元的资源和材料，说不定会有所收获，并带回地球。其中一些还积极容易得到比在月球表面。这巨大的赏金为私营部门创造必要的检测，推进和收获的技术来获取这些贵重金属和矿石造成了巨大的激励。技术支持：彼得·迪曼蒂斯和埃里克·安德森领导的行星资源开发的技术和航天器进行检测，收获，捕获和近地小行星带回这些资源。更多关于SolveforX.com。