Hi Folks, If we could get this group to deposit their left over material between the sun and earth, we could have a space based sun shield. Once the need for such a shield is over (if ever) the material could be scooped up and used as reaction mass for some future craft.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planetary_Resources "As of April 20, 2012, only a list of major investors and advisors[3]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planetary_Resources#cite_note-The_Guardian-2>was known; a number of the project's backers are notable for their entrepreneurship and interest in space, exploration, and research. Some also have previous involvement in space research. It was speculated that Planetary Resources is "looking for ways to extract raw materials from non-Earth sources," as the means by which it would (as stated in its press release) "add trillions of dollars to the global GDP."[3]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planetary_Resources#cite_note-The_Guardian-2>There was speculation they are looking into mining asteroids <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asteroid_mining>,[4]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planetary_Resources#cite_note-The_Verge-3> [1]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planetary_Resources#cite_note-technology_review-0> [3]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planetary_Resources#cite_note-The_Guardian-2> [5] <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planetary_Resources#cite_note-Forbes-4>with one source reporting anonymous verification of that claim. [6] <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planetary_Resources#cite_note-HuffPo-5>" http://news.cnet.com/8301-11386_3-57420110-76/planetary-resources-seeks-to-mine-asteroids-riches/ "A space startup says near Earth asteroids can be mined for water, platinum, and other natural resources to enable space exploration and bring those valuable materials to Earth." The princelpal backers of this company would probably listen to Drs. Calderia, McCraken, Salter, Latham etc. if such a marrage of concepts is supported by this group. Best, Michael -- *Michael Hayes* *360-708-4976* http://www.voglerlake.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "geoengineering" group. To post to this group, send email to geoengineering@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to geoengineering+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/geoengineering?hl=en.
