[ExI] Mining the Sky SL Talk I gave today

[David Lubkin]

Adrian wrote:

>Because landing it anywhere near a populated area will
>get you tossed in jail, possibly for life, and/or
>executed, and will set public opinion strongly against
>asteroid mining for decades.  (See what happened with
>nuclear power for a tamer example.)  It would have the
>exact opposite long-term effect of what we are trying
>to accomplish.  Even seriously risking it would start
>down this path, and might get the law to shut down
>your operation before you can get the asteroid
>anywhere near Earth.

So why not a hybrid solution -- use the techniques discussed
earlier in the thread to get it into an empty region (northern
Canada, Gobi Desert, etc.) and then the approach I suggested
to pinpoint it?


-- David.