Launching from an asteroid costs nothing due to low gravity and abundant raw materials, enabling space manufacturing. Several companies have been exploring the potential for asteroid mining, such as Astroforged, Carmen Plus, Planetary Resources, and Deep Space Industries.
What technology can we look forward to in commercial spaceflight? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice discover SpaceX, other space startups, and what is going on in the commercial space industry with engineer and executive Lauren Lyons.
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