Re:SpaceX to Send Privately Crewed Dragon Spacecraft Beyond ...
by bdamm on Wednesday March 01, 2017 @02:07AM
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Rare-earth mineral security?
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Re:SpaceX to Send Privately Crewed Dragon Spacecraft Beyond ...
by gozur88 on Wednesday March 01, 2017 @01:17PM
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Rare-earth minerals aren't actually rare. The name comes from the relatively low concentrations in which you find them naturally. But we won't run out; they're just more expensive to refine as we tap lower concentration sources. Even poor sources are going to yeild minerals at a cost that's a few orders of magnitude less than a what you'd get on the moon.