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Asteroid mining: disaster movie, or the shape of things to come?

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Am I the only one concerned by long term stability of planetary orbits? What proportion of asteroids and near earth bodies contribute to planetary orbit stability? If mass is transferred within the solar system what is the effect? The company states 19,500 asteroids are potential targets, what mass do they have? Any ideas how many can be moved before an effect is observable?

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25 Apr 2012

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5:14 pm

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