Mission to the Asteroids
Mission to the Asteroids — Terra Invicta technology. Mining the thousands of small bodies interior to Jupiter's orbit could fuel the rapid industrializati…
About Mission to the Asteroids
Mission to the Asteroids is a Terra Invicta technology in SpaceScience with a research cost of 3,500.
Mining the thousands of small bodies interior to Jupiter's orbit could fuel the rapid industrialization of space.
Between Mars and Jupiter are a trove of rocks full of valuable elements. They fall into three broad categories: Stony asteroids contain some metals along with rare fissiles, carbonaceous asteroids are sources of volatiles, and metallic asteroids are rich in both base and noble metals. Chances of water increase when asteroids are located further from the sun. While much further away than the Moon and Mars, an asteroid's negligible gravity will allow us to construct catapults far more cheaply.