Using Asteroids As Spaceships (Narration Only)
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
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Introduction
Asteroids could be used as spaceships to travel to new systems. Normally I don't think of this as a good option for many reasons, but the big one has usually been there simply a fuel hog compared to far less massive ships made from hollowing out the asteroid and refining its ores to make a ship. The economics say otherwise, as it turns out the fuel part is the easy part. There are some definite downsides, but once you remove the fuel burden from the equation, I think the positives might outweigh those in many cases.
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