Asteroid mining

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I read this article with interest:

https://arstechnica.com/space/2023/10/nasa-is-about-to-launch-a-mission-of-pure-discovery-to-a-metal-asteroid/

With Stephen Clark joining Eric Berger, Arstechnica has even more coverage of space related news - I check the site daily.

The Psyche mission put me in mind of the Heinlein novel: The Rolling Stones

 

source: https://lwcurrey.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/141054.jpg?v=1360164753

audio book: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=th_CzLK06c4

Among other things the book mentions asteroid mining.  Unfortunately there might be as few as 9 asteroids which have high metal content.  But Heinlein portrayed the solar system as it should have been, with Venus and Mars being more hospitable to life than reality.  The book also covers a trip to Mars which must have been the inspiration for the Star Trek TOS episode: The Trouble with Tribbles

source: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/50/ST_TroubleWithTribbles.jpg

Anyway, the Psyche mission provides a good excuse to revisit "The Rolling Stones"

Best Regards,
Chuck, WB9KZY
http://wb9kzy.com/ham.htm