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Space mining and solar power satellites are not science fiction. These enterprises are moving from dreams to experimental tests and technology development to the formation of actual businesses that are now seeking to implement these new resource-capturing capabilities in space.
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Pelton, J.N. (2017). Solar Power Satellites and Space Mining. In: The New Gold Rush. Copernicus, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-39273-8_5
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