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>> No.14659818 [View]
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>>14658586
>IMO redirecting a small (very small) asteroid into earth orbit is an amiable goal, but expecting to be able to do ISRU straight away isn't realistic.
>Need to find a very small rock, that only needs a small nudge.
A small nudge might still need ISRU to get enough propellant and keeping this loosely bound dust together might be a problem on its own

>Could use one of those unique captures that Don't need an insertion burn to put it into earth orbit.
How is that process called again? Wouldn't it take forever to get in an usable circular orbit?

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this is the thread

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When Starship is ready, will it finally happen?

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