Asteroids: A New Horizon Season 1 Episode 2 The New Frontier 2021
Part 2 explores which are the best asteroids to mine - and how? In Space, using Zero Gravity - or on Earth? How can their metals and the liquids be used for deep space exploration, as propellant or pit stops - and are any of the metals useful on Earth? With a visit to the Colorado Center of Space Resources, we explore the engineering and technology needed to extract materials from the asteroids. We reveal the three top companies in the race - TransAstra and their autonomous spacecrafts, OffWorld and their autonomous mining robots, and Atem Engineering, who find solutions for discovery and assessment of Near-Earth Asteroids. Their goal is to extract and utilize resources in space to pave the way for human exploration - and the new space race is getting started.
- Released: 2021-02-17
- Runtime: 60 minutes
- Genre: Documentary, Reality
- Stars: Roy Worley, Ángel Abbud-Madrid, Hal Levison
- Director: Ruth Chao, Ruth Chao, Alphonse de la Puente, Alphonse de la Puente, Ruth Chao
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1. Exploring the Asteroids 2021-02-17
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2. The New Frontier 2021-02-17
