I think I already proved that it's possible and you make it sound harder than it is.
- weirdoh

Picking nuggets out of your ass doesn't qualify as drilling...

Dozzer, have you ever worked on or been part of regular surface drilling projects? It's not as easy as you may think... you can't just fly a drill rig up to the moon and land it where ever you like, make hole and call it a day at 3000m's
- SofaKingBored

Imagine the size of cargo ship they'd need to make the incredibly long, dangerous trip back to earth...

(frank) it would cost trillions

Dozzer, have you ever worked on or been part of regular surface drilling projects? It's not as easy as you may think... you can't just fly a drill rig up to the moon and land it where ever you like, make hole and call it a day at 3000m's
- SofaKingBored

Why not? There would be a learning curve but honestly.. Why can't we?

Imagine the size of cargo ship they'd need to make the incredibly long, dangerous trip back to earth...

(frank) it would cost trillions
- robin_steele264

bagillion dillions

That team in canada says they have a time frame of ten to thirty years.

Commercially yes, you're right.. But we will live to see the exploratory tech imo
- Dozzer

In order to get more grant money, they have to present that kind of timeline.
The cost will simply be too much.
Humanity will consume itself probably before commercial space drilling.

The world is going to end.... Run for your lives!

Imagine the size of cargo ship they'd need to make the incredibly long, dangerous trip back to earth...

(frank) it would cost trillions
- robin_steele264

It's not even fathomable... you've probably seen drilling operations... my God, the ordeal they have just getting it done in cold environments like the Arctic... offshore? craziness... but other planets? lettuce beef real tea...

Oh be fair.. The forecasts of today are based in proven science. Also, computers are doing the work now ... Not humans.

Also, they do have flying car tech, you are required to have a pilots license however.

Also, where is the money in flying cars? There's no market. Raw materials however.... Especially when we start to bleed the earth completely dry.
- Dozzer

much more than a lifetime away

Imagine the size of cargo ship they'd need to make the incredibly long, dangerous trip back to earth...

(frank) it would cost trillions
- robin_steele264

I'm not saying there isn't challenges.. But when there is legitimate profit to be had just watch human ingenuity ... Let's face it folks... There are far smarter people than us walking this planet

Why not? There would be a learning curve but honestly.. Why can't we?
- Dozzer

Because in a hundred years of drilling, we still can't do it like that on Earth...

It's not even fathomable... you've probably seen drilling operations... my God, the ordeal they have just getting it done in cold environments like the Arctic... offshore? craziness... but other planets? lettuce beef real tea...
- SofaKingBored

Thats why I guess it's hundreds of years away

Well I guess there is too much pessimism in here.

Thankfully that's not the case world wide

I'm not saying there isn't challenges.. But when there is legitimate profit to be had just watch human ingenuity ... Let's face it folks... There are far smarter people than us walking this planet
- Dozzer

In my opinion we'll never see a space mine.

Thats why I guess it's hundreds of years away
- robin_steele264

Definitely hundreds and hundreds... they'll aim lower and try the deep blue sea first...

Well I guess there is too much pessimism in here.

Thankfully that's not the case world wide
- Dozzer

realism.

In my opinion we'll never see a space mine.
- robin_steele264

Our unborn great grandchildren won't see it either...

Well I guess there is too much pessimism in here.

Thankfully that's not the case world wide
- Dozzer

Your way too optimistic for your avatar.

Oh be fair.. The forecasts of today are based in proven science. Also, computers are doing the work now ... Not humans.

Also, they do have flying car tech, you are required to have a pilots license however.

Also, where is the money in flying cars? There's no market. Raw materials however.... Especially when we start to bleed the earth completely dry.
- Dozzer

The cost, the machinery...... We're simply not that close to it.

Because in a hundred years of drilling, we still can't do it like that on Earth...
- SofaKingBored

If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said a faster horse.

~Henry Ford

Just because it's beyond our scope sofa doesn't mean it's not being worked on by those far more intelligent than us

In my opinion we'll never see a space mine.
- robin_steele264

I think they get on mars, with people sometime in the next decades.

The cost, the machinery...... We're simply not that close to it.
- Fakepartofme

Actually I saw that movie armageddon... guess we could send some riggers up to an astroid and.....


yeah

Picking nuggets out of your ass doesn't qualify as drilling...
- SofaKingBored

lets figure out whats in that 90% of the ocean first

Well I guess there is too much pessimism in here.

Thankfully that's not the case world wide
- Dozzer

It's not pessimism......just realism. We have several huge hurdles to get over before we see successful commercial drilling in space.
That's not even including the political hurdles.

realism.
- robin_steele264

You ever consider that the possibility lies beyond our intellect?

I know there are people who make me look dumb as a rock out there figuring this stuff out.

I think they get on mars, with people sometime in the next decades.
- aminnes

Yeah, thats in the plans... those who go dont come back