Fourth Industrial Revolution

Could space mining benefit everyone?

The sun is about to come up over the South Pacific Ocean in this colorful scene photographed by one of the Expedition 35 crew members aboard the Earth-orbiting International Space Station between 4 and 5 a.m. local time on May 5, 2013 and released on May 9, 2013. The space station was at a point above Earth located at 27.4 degrees south latitude and 110.1 degrees west longitude, a few hundred miles east of Easter Island.

A single asteroid could yield trillions of dollars worth of metals, which could lead to a global boom in wealth. Image: NASA/Handout via Reuters

Morgan Saletta
TA in History and Philosophy of Science, University of Melbourne
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