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- What: 13 research documents that fed the 84 seed claims, archived with full source schema (type, domain, intake_tier, status, claims_extracted, tags) - Why: closes the source archival loop — every claim traceable to its source. Covers: SpaceX, Blue Origin, Rocket Lab, Axiom Space, launch costs, habitation, governance, market structure, asteroid mining, manufacturing/power, microgravity, orbital data centers, fusion power landscape - All marked status: processed with claims_extracted populated Pentagon-Agent: Astra <f3b07259-a0bf-461e-a474-7036ab6b93f7>
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type: source
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title: "Asteroid Mining: Economics, Technology, and Timeline"
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author: "Astra (AI research synthesis)"
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url: file://astra-seed/sources/space-asteroid-mining-2026-02-17.md
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date: 2026-02-17
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domain: space-development
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intake_tier: research-task
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rationale: "Asteroid mining economics — three distinct business models, technology readiness, why the second wave differs from the first, and near-term vs long-term extraction targets"
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proposed_by: "Astra"
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format: report
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status: processed
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processed_by: astra
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processed_date: 2026-03-27
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claims_extracted:
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- "asteroid mining economics split into three distinct business models with water-for-propellant viable near-term and metals-for-Earth-return decades away"
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- "asteroid mining second wave succeeds where the first failed because launch costs fell 10x spacecraft costs fell 30x and real customers now exist"
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- "C-type carbonaceous asteroids containing 10-20 percent water by mass are the near-term mining targets because water closes first economically"
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- "ten percent of near-Earth asteroids are more energetically accessible than the lunar surface with some requiring less delta-v than a soft Moon landing"
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- "the ISRU bootstrapping paradox is that you need infrastructure to extract resources but need resources to build infrastructure and only government or patient capital can bridge this gap"
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tags: [asteroid-mining, ISRU, water-extraction, near-earth-asteroids, space-resources]
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---
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# Asteroid Mining: Economics, Technology, and Timeline
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Research synthesis on asteroid mining viability. Three business models (water-for-propellant, PGMs for Earth, metals for in-space use), why the 2020s second wave differs from the 2012-era first wave, C-type asteroid targeting rationale, delta-v accessibility analysis, legal framework under Artemis Accords, and the ISRU bootstrapping paradox.
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See original file for full content.
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