OptionVotes
YES
NO
1652
1363
OptionProbability
Extraction of at least 100 kg of water from an asteroid
At least 1,000 kg mined (any material)
At least 10 kg mined with mechanical drilling
An asteroid was transported into Earth orbit for mining
At least 100,000 kg mined (any material)
At least 10 kg mined with optical mining (lasers or solar reflectors)
At least 10 kg mined with explosives (including nuclear explosions)
At least 10 kg mined with biomining (breakdown by bacteria)
An asteroid was crashed on the moon for mining
At least 10 kg mined with nano-machines
91
86
80
72
54
50
39
15
12
1388
818
214
47
195
159
1131
960
