Method, apparatus, and system for asteroid prospecting and mining

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9266627
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13869643

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A method of prospecting asteroids for mining includes (a) launching at least one spacecraft, the spacecraft including a space telescope; (b) examining a plurality of asteroids using the space telescope to gather scientific data on the asteroids for characterization and cataloging; and (c) selecting one or more asteroids to mine from the plurality of asteroids examined by the space telescope and contained within the catalog. A system for prospecting asteroids for mining is also described.

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CONSENSYS SPACE INCGUBELSTRASSE II 2 63200 ZUG 6300

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Anderson, Eric Arlington, US 225 4641
Diamandis, Peter H Santa Monica, US 14 263
Lewicki, Chris Bellevue, US 4 33
Voorhees, Chris Bellevue, US 5 46

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