Space Policy Institute

Science / Space

Space Mining — Learning How To Fuel An Interplanetary Gas Station

Dan Boyce

Real space travel will necessitate interplanetary gas stations on the moon, or on asteroids. A Colorado university has launched the first degree program in "space mining."

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