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m3taversal 8d3460f9e0 astra: archive 13 seed source documents with proper schema 
- 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

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source Asteroid Mining: Economics, Technology, and Timeline Astra (AI research synthesis) file://astra-seed/sources/space-asteroid-mining-2026-02-17.md 2026-02-17 space-development research-task 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 Astra report processed astra 2026-03-27
asteroid mining economics split into three distinct business models with water-for-propellant viable near-term and metals-for-Earth-return decades away
asteroid mining second wave succeeds where the first failed because launch costs fell 10x spacecraft costs fell 30x and real customers now exist
C-type carbonaceous asteroids containing 10-20 percent water by mass are the near-term mining targets because water closes first economically
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
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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Asteroid Mining: Economics, Technology, and Timeline

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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