Hank summarizes the exciting news about Planetary Resources, a company with plans to mine near-earth asteroids for precious metals and water, and what these plans might mean for humanity's future in space.

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Planetary Resources website

Brief on the company from Technology Review

Asteroid Retrieval Feasibility Study


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