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.
There is a wonderful book about getting materials from asteroids (and
otherwise using them). It is titled ³Mining The Sky: Untold Riches From The
Asteroids, Comets, And Planets² by John Lewis. Wonderfully creative ideas.
From some of the info in the book, the calculation that is suggested could
