Potential applications of space-mined material include metals like platinum and cobalt, essential for electronics and electric-vehicle batteries, with concentrated deposits on asteroids making mining easier and potentially less harmful to Earth.
Interest in space mining has surged, with companies aiming to utilize resources like space ice for spacecraft propellant and space dirt for astronaut-housing structures and radiation shielding, focusing on both asteroids and the moon.
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