2016 Humans Will Mine the Gold in Space

CALIFORNIA - Browsing space has started to change the orientation of which is aimed at knowledge , into the business field . Because , on an asteroid , there are several high selling valuable materials , gold one .

As reported by Reuters on Monday ( 25/11/2013 ) , two U.S. companies ready to mine gold in outer space within the next three years . The two companies will work closely with NASA to accommodate transportation to outside angkas to harvest gold in asteroids .

Previous research has been carried out , based on lab test on meteorites ( fragments of asteroids that fall to Earth ) are metal materials such as platinum , iridium , rhenium , osmium , ruthenium , palladium , germanium , and gold . Some of the material is very valuable as precious metals or gold , and palladium are often used for energy sources .

However , gold mining in space is not as easy as some think . The people of Earth must first make a large gas station to fuel everything needed to do the mining . Not only has problems with the tool , but also human resources . NASA is focusing first to look for water sources in outer space , which is currently being intensively carried out is on the planet Mars .

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