[ExI] Mining the Sky SL Talk I gave today

[samantha]

spike wrote:
> Nothing wrong with a cutting torch or lasers, but keep in mind that all this
> stuff is done by robots.  Getting humans waaaay the hell out to 2.6 AU is
> pretty much out of the question for now.  So having glue that vaporizes
> after about a few years in orbit seems like a good way to go.  Even then,
> the tech is tricky, since it takes a couple years to get out to the asteroid
> belt from here.
> 

I am talking about ATENS which are around 1 AU.  So where does 2.6 AU 
come from?

- samantha