Re:All of my side-projects from 2012
by typpo on Tuesday January 01, 2013 @07:23PM
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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.
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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.