Works/Images Cited

Works Cited

Emery, Joshua P., and Cristina A. Thomas. “19 - Spectral Analyses of Asteroids.” Cambridge Core, Cambridge University Press, 2019, https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/abs/remote-compositional-analysis/spectral-analyses-of-asteroids/4FFAC55364AEF0B11B931BCAA7C34A10. Accessed 13 6 2024. 

Gialich, Matt, and Jose Acain. “An update on our progress towards mining in space.” AstroForge, 11 December 2023, https://www.astroforge.io/updates/2023-update. Accessed 13 June 2024. 

Gunia, Amy. “AstroForge: How this startup plans to make asteroid mining a reality.” CNN, 23 April 2024, https://www.cnn.com/world/astroforge-asteroid-mining-nasa-spc-scn/index.html. Accessed 28 May 2024. 

engineering.com, https://www.engineering.com/story/asteroid-mining-who-wants-to-be-a-trillionaire. Accessed 3 June 2024.

Asterank: Asteroid Database and Mining Rankings, https://www.asterank.com/. Accessed 3 June 2024.

visualcapitalist.com, https://www.visualcapitalist.com/theres-big-money-made-asteroid-mining/. Accessed 3 June 2024.

NASA, https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-prepares-to-launch-first-u-s-asteroid-sample-return-mission/. Accessed 3 June 2024.

YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhRnp2ZA22o&t=64s. Accessed 3 June 2024.

YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHzTOTtEm30. Accessed 3 June 2024.

Images Cited

Asteroids - quick facts | Down2Earth Graphic of the Asteroids showing where they're located

AstroForge: We Mine Asteroids | Y Combinator  AstroForge Official Logo

Fast Facts: NASA’s Psyche Mission (scitechdaily.com) Rendering of Psyche, with NASA's satellite approaching the metallic asteroid. 

NASA Continues Psyche Asteroid Mission NASA's illustration of the Psyche Spacecraft, June 2020 

Asteroid field Stock Image  Asteroid belt solar system stock image

asteroid mining space exploration Image  How Asteroid Mining Could Open Up the Solar System