Space Policy Edition #4: Near Earth Asteroids—Why we go, how we find them, and maybe mine them

Planetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and Science

English - September 02, 2016 05:00 - 1 hour - 58.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 1.2K ratings
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In honor of OSIRIS-REx—NASA’s newest asteroid mission—we explore the policy and history of near-Earth Objects: why NASA explores them, how the government plans to find and defending the planet, and the how policy can keep up with ambitious plans to mine asteroids.
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