Asteroid Mining and Orbital Settlements

Asteroids represent a threat to Earth, but in the future they may be a boon, serving as sources of vast wealth and resources, and as orbital settlements and keystones of interplanetary trade. Watch the Video Version: https://youtu.be/xTAxjJ6KY7M Get a free month of Curiosity Stream: https://curiositystream.com/isaacarthur National Space Society Roadmap: https://space.nss.org/nss-roadmap-to-space-settlement-3rd-edition-2018-contents/ Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IsaacArthur SFIA Merchandise available: https://www.signil.com/sfia/ Social Media: Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1583992725237264/ Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/IsaacArthur/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Isaac_A_Arthur on Twitter and RT our future content. SFIA Discord Server: https://discord.gg/53GAShE Credits: Asteroid Mining & Orbital Settlements Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur Episode 265; November 19, 2020 Written, Produced & Narrated by Isaac Arthur Editors: Jerry Guern Cover Art: Jakub Grygier https://www.artstation.com/jakub_grygier Graphics: Bryan Versteeg http://spacehabs.com Fishy Tree https://www.deviantart.com/fishytree/ Jeremy Jozwik https://www.artstation.com/zeuxis_of_losdiajana Kristijan Tavcar Sergio Botero https://www.artstation.com/sboterod?fref=gc SpaceResourcesCGI Udo Schroeter Music Courtesy of Epidemic Sound http://epidemicsound.com/creator See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.