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Just 4 sq. m to power an asteroid retrieval probe...

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>With an initial mass to low-Earth orbit (IMLEO) of 18,000 kg, the subsequent delivery of a 500-t asteroid to lunar orbit represents a mass amplification factor of about 28-to-1
>The transportation capability would be enabled by a ~40-kW solar electric propulsion system with a specific impulse of 3,000 s.
https://kiss.caltech.edu/final_reports/Asteroid_final_report.pdf

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