Concern about the adequacy of mineral resources on Earth has led some people to propose that space resources might be an alternative solution or perhaps an opportunity to “get rich quick” (e.g.,https://www.rt.com/business/424800-first-trillionaire-spaceminer/). A somewhat humorous illustration of this concept in terms of a “space prospector” is illustrated in Figure 7.1. Others have pointed out the fallacy of such thinking due to the high energy cost of escaping Earth’s gravity and the need for a viable business model (Meinert, 2019). However, NASA and the space community (Space Resources Roundtable, https://isruinfo.com/public/) recognise that human travel...

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7.空间资源

对地球上矿产资源是否充足的担忧导致一些人提出，太空资源可能是一种替代解决方案，或者是“快速致富”的机会（例如，https：//www.rt.com/business/424800-第一亿万富翁-spaceminer /）。图7.1展示了这个概念在“太空探矿者”方面的幽默之处。其他人则指出，由于逃避地球引力的高昂能源成本以及对可行的商业模式的需求，这种思维的谬误（Meinert，2019）。但是，NASA和太空界（太空资源圆桌会议，https：//isruinfo.com/public/）认识到人类旅行……