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Re:All of my side-projects from 2012 by typpo on Tuesday January 01, 2013 @07:23PM (#4994650)
Thanks. I estimated the value based on spectral class, which gives us an idea of composition based on how they reflect light. I combined this with current prices for materials mostly from the London Metal Exchange. Other costs such as getting to the asteroid and mining overhead are factored in.
Re:All of my side-projects from 2012 by 46Bit on Wednesday January 02, 2013 @03:06AM (#4995774)
This sounds awesome, nicely done.

I've been planning to do a hack like this to demonstrate the realities of interstellar travel, modelled after a game I played as a child.

Re:All of my side-projects from 2012 by jk4930 on Tuesday January 01, 2013 @08:59PM (#4994929)
Have you shown this to Planetary Resources? Just for the fun and some PR of it (at least)?