Mining the Asteroid Belts

By Martin Ettington

First of all, why is the title of this book about mining Asteroid Belts? When we learned about the Asteroid Belt when studying the Solar System in school there was only one Asteroid Belt. The one in orbit between Mars and Jupiter.

With the discovery of the Trojan Asteroids in Jovian orbit and in orbit ahead and behind of the planet Jupiter, we now have more than one belt of asteroids around the Sun. If we include the Kuiper Belt out beyond Pluto, there are many additional thousands of asteroids to consider. There are also near Earth Asteroids which orbit close to and sometimes hit our planet.

So there are many thousands of Asteroids in the Solar System and this book is focused on how do we get to them, live on them, and mine them.

There are several known types of Asteroids, and the metal ones have the most promise to provide rare materials to fuel Earth’s industries. Also, how would these metals be processed and sent back to Earth?

What would traveling to and living on Asteroids be like? And what life support systems would be needed?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Martin Ettington
• Release date: Jul 16, 2020
• ISBN: 9781005741501

Martin Ettington

The owner Martin K. Ettington is an Engineer by training and has had multiple careers. These include technical sales for GE and HP. Martin also Owns his own software and consulting business.Martin’s interest in the Paranormal and Occult goes back to his childhood. He has had many paranormal experiences and has been a student of Eastern Philosophies and Meditation for 35 years.Seeking Enlightenment; he knows that we are already all Enlightened. We just have to realize this deeply.His books are expressions of his creativity to help others understand what he has internalized through study, experience, and membership in different societies.Not many technical persons or scientists spend a lot of time in parallel studying the Metaphysical and have had many spiritual or psychic experiences too.Therefore, Martin believes that he can provide a unique vantage point to integrate Western Scientific thinking with Eastern exploration of the mind and spirit.

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Mining the Asteroid Belts

First of all, why is the title of this book about mining Asteroid Belts? When we learned about the Asteroid Belt when studying the Solar System in school there was only one Asteroid Belt. The one in orbit between Mars and Jupiter.

With the discovery of the Trojan Asteroids in Jovian orbit and in orbit ahead and behind of the planet Jupiter, we now have more than one belt of asteroids around the Sun. If we include the Kuiper Belt out beyond Pluto, there are many additional thousands of asteroids to consider. There are also near Earth Asteroids which orbit close to and sometimes hit our planet.

So there are many thousands of Asteroids in the Solar System and this book is focused on how do we get to them, live on them, and mine them.

There are several known types of Asteroids, and the metal ones have the most promise to provide rare materials to fuel Earth’s industries. Also, how would these metals be processed and sent back to Earth?

What would traveling to and living on Asteroids be like? And what life support systems would be needed?

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This book is copyrighted for 2020

Mining the Asteroid Belts

The Living in Space Series Book 4

By Martin K. Ettington

All Rights Reserved USA 2020

ISBN: 9781005741501

Printed in the United States of America

Other books by Martin K. Ettington

Spiritual and Metaphysics Books:

Prophecy: A History and How to Guide

God Like Powers and Abilities

Enlightenment for Newbies

Removing Illusions to Find True Happiness

Using the Scientific Method to Study the Paranormal

A Compendium of Metaphysics and How to Guides (Six books together in one volume)

Love from the Heart

The Enlightenment Experience

Learn Your Soul’s Purpose

Pursuing Enlightenment

A Modern Man’s Search for Truth

Use Intuition and Prophecy to Improve Your Life

The Handbook of Spiritual and Energy Healing

Longevity & Immortality:

Physical Immortality: A History and How to Guide

The Commentaries of Living Immortals

Records of Extremely Long Lived Persons

Enlightenment and Immortality

Longevity Improvements from Science

The 10 Principles of Personal Longevity

Telomeres & Longevity

The Diets and Lifestyles of the Worlds Oldest Peoples

The Longevity Six Books Bundle

Science Fiction:

Out of This Universe

Personal Freedom-Parts 1 & 2

The Psychic Soldier Series:

Book 1-Himalayan Journey

Book 2-A Soldier is Born

Book 3-Fighting For Right

Book 4-Earth Protector

The Immortality Sci Fi Bundle

The God Like Powers Series:

Human Invisibility

Invulnerability and Shielding

Teleportation

Psychokinesis

Our Energy Body, Auras, and Thoughtforms

The God Like Powers Series—

Volume 1 Compilation

The Yoga Discovery Series:

Yoga-An Ancient Art Form

Hatha Yoga-Helping you Live Better

Raja Yoga-Through the Ages

The Yoga Discovery Package

Business & Coaching Books:

Creating, Publishing, & Marketing Practitioner Ebooks

Building a Successful Longevity Coaching Business

Why Become a Coach?

The Professional Coaching Success Trilogy

2020-Make Money Writing and Selling Books

Science, Technology, and Misc.

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The Unusual Science & Technology Bundle

The Real Atlantis-In the Eye of the Sahara

Are Cryptozoological Animals Real or Imaginary?

Real Time Travel Stories From a Psychic Engineer

Removing Limits On Our Consciousness-And Thinking Outside the Box

33 Incredible True Survival Stories

How to Survive Anything: From the Wilderness to Man Made Disasters

All About Mars Journeys and Settlement

Ancient History

The Real Atlantis-In the Eye of the Sahara

Ancient & Prehistoric Civilizations

Ancient & Prehistoric Civilizations-Book Two

The History of Antediluvian Giants

The Antediluvian History of Earth

Ancient Underground Cities and Tunnels

Strange Objects Which Should Not Exist

Strange and Ancient Places in the USA

A Theory of Ancient Prehistory And Giant Aliens

Aliens and Space

Aliens and Secret Technology

Aliens Are Already Among Us

Designing and Building Space Colonies

Humanity and the Universe

All About Moon Bases

The Space and Aliens Six Books Bundle

A Theory of Ancient Prehistory and Giant Aliens

The Space Colonies and Space Structures Coloring Book

The Longevity Training Series

(A transcription of the online Multimedia Longevity Coaching Training Program)

The Personal Longevity Training Series-Book1-Long Lived Persons

The Personal Longevity Training Series-Book2-Your Soul’s Purpose

The Personal Longevity Training Series-Book3-Enable Your Life Urge

The Personal Longevity Training Series-Book4-Your Spiritual Connection

The Personal Longevity Training Series-Book5-Having Love in Your Heart

The Personal Longevity Training Series-Book6-Energy Body Health

The Personal Longevity Training Series-Book7-The Science of Longevity

The Personal Longevity Training Series-Book8-Physical Body Health

The Personal Longevity Training Series-Book9-Avoiding Accidents

The Personal Longevity Training Series-Book10-Implementing These Principles

The Personal Longevity Training Series-Books One Thru Ten

Table of Contents

1.0 Introduction

2.0 What is the Asteroid Belt?

3.0 Valuable Materials from Asteroids

4.0 Transportation to the Belt

5.0 Spaceship Life Support Systems

6.0 Proposed Mining Projects & Companies

7.0 Mining the Belt

8.0 Living in the Asteroid Belt

9.0 Processing Materials from Asteroids

10.0 Looking Ahead 100-500 Years

11.0 Summary

12.0 Bibliography

1.0 Introduction

First of all, why is the title of this book about mining Asteroid Belts? When we learned about the Asteroid Belt when studying the Solar System in school there was only one Asteroid Belt. The one in orbit between Mars and Jupiter.

With the discovery of the Trojan Asteroids in Jovian orbit and in orbit ahead and behind of the planet Jupiter, we now have more than one belt of asteroids around the Sun. If we include the Kuiper Belt out beyond Pluto, there are many additional thousands of asteroids to consider. There are also near Earth Asteroids which orbit close to and sometimes hit our planet.

So there are many thousands of Asteroids in the Solar System and this book is focused on how do we get to them, live on them, and mine them.

There are several known types of Asteroids, and the metal ones have the most promise to provide rare materials to fuel Earth’s industries. Also, how would these metals be processed and sent back to Earth?

What would traveling to and living on Asteroids be like? And what life support systems would be needed?

2.0 What is the Asteroid Belt?

The asteroid belt is a torus-shaped region in the Solar System, located roughly