Stability of a Rotating Asteroid Housing a Space Station

Today there are numerous studies on asteroid mining. They elaborate on selecting the right objects, prospecting missions, potential asteroid redirection, and the mining process itself. For economic reasons, most studies focus on mining candidates in the 100–500 m size-range. Also, suggestions regard...

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Main Authors: Thomas I. Maindl, Roman Miksch, Birgit Loibnegger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fspas.2019.00037/full