Table of Content


Chapter 1 Asteroid Mining: The Next Frontier in Space
Reasons for Doing This Study
Intended Audience
Summary
Recent Missions
What Industry Experts Say
Overview of Asteroids
Types of Asteroids
Asteroid Mining
Asteroid Composition and Solidity
Technology and Mission Discussion
Human Factors
Environmental Factors
Societal Factors
Legal Factors
Space Administration
Business Factors
Investments in the Space Industry
Market Potential
Entities Involved in Space Technology, Especially Asteroid Mining
Private Companies
Public Agencies
Analyst’s Credentials



List of Figures


Figure 1 : Touchdown Image on Asteroid Ryugu, Hayabusa 2 Mission
Figure 2 : Graphical Representation of Small Robotic Explorers for the Hayabusa 2 Mission
Figure 3 : Graphical Representation of the Concept of Spacecraft Landing on an Asteroid for Mining
Figure 4 : NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test Mission: Graphical Representation of Mission Concept
Figure 5 : Sample Representation of Asteroid Mining Market Potential
Figure 6 : Shares of Estimated Asteroid Concentration Based on Distance (0-2 AU), 2018

 

List of Tables


Table 1 : Asteroid Mining: Estimated Market Potential, 2018
Table 2 : Asteroid Mining: Estimated Market Potential, by Distance (AU), 2018
Table 3 : Top Five Asteroids, by Estimated Market Potential, 2018
Table 4 : Estimated Market Potential of Asteroid Ryugu, 2018
Table 5 : Estimated Market Potential of Asteroid Bennu, 2018
Table 6 : Asteroid Mining, by Investment Type, 2000-2017