Mintz: Asteroid mining is likely about 20 years away
Nathan Mintz · Ep 55: Nathan Mintz on Directed Energy, a New Space Age & the Final Hurdles to a Driverless Future · Joe Lonsdale · Apr 27, 2023 · at 32:58
Nathan Mintz discusses the feasibility and timeline for space resource extraction and asteroid mining with Joe Lonsdale.
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“I think so. I think it's probably more like 20 years away than five years away, but we're certainly trending in that direction”
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