[HN Gopher] Asteroids could pay for so much space exploration
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       Asteroids could pay for so much space exploration
        
       Author : pmoriarty
       Score  : 7 points
       Date   : 2021-07-03 20:11 UTC (2 hours ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (aeon.co)
 (TXT) w3m dump (aeon.co)
        
       | ncmncm wrote:
       | These things alway assume prices are stable. But once you get
       | dumping currently high-priced metals onto the market, those
       | prices drop to the cost of getting them to the market.
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       | If some common metals become valuable in orbit, the price at
       | orbit matches the cost of lofting the same amount from the
       | ground.
        
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