Why does space mining matter for humanity?
Because a growing civilization needs vast raw materials, and Earth's supply is finite, costly, or destructive to extract. Igor Beuker argues asteroids will one day provide what is scarce or environmentally brutal to mine here. Moving extraction off-planet is not just an opportunity. It is a release valve for an economy slamming into the physical limits of a single world.
Answered by Igor Beuker · independent futurist · 84% Prediction Accuracy Rate