{"id":438,"date":"2015-05-03T22:00:26","date_gmt":"2015-05-03T22:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.friendsofbest.org\/?p=3438"},"modified":"2023-02-01T07:59:23","modified_gmt":"2023-02-01T07:59:23","slug":"mining-the-sky-bestology-week-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bestology.bestrobotics.org\/index.php\/2015\/05\/03\/mining-the-sky-bestology-week-14\/","title":{"rendered":"Mining the Sky \u2013 bESTology Week 14"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Mining the Sky &#8211; bESTology Week 14\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_3449\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.friendsofbest.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/asteroid-pic.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-3449\" src=\"https:\/\/www.friendsofbest.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/asteroid-pic-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Image: mysciencework.com\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.friendsofbest.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/asteroid-pic-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.friendsofbest.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/asteroid-pic-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image: mysciencework.com<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Houston, we have a problem.\u00a0 The mining industry is heading towards space and it seems to be full throttle ahead!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">But one must ask, what is the future of mining?\u00a0 Are we limited to mining on earth or do we begin mining on asteroids?\u00a0 Is there an interest to mine in space? How do we prospect, excavate and transport the commodity?\u00a0 What is the need and will there be a profit?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Great minds not only want to know but great minds have begun the exploration to make asteroid mining a reality.\u00a0 Houston, there is no problem because the brightest and BEST are coming to an asteroid near you.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Resources:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.friendsofbest.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/AIAA-2013-5304_Asteroid_Mining.pdf\">Asteroid Mining &#8211; AIAA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.friendsofbest.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/KESE-LLC_Cornucopia-Mission-Paper-copy.pdf\">KESE Mining an Asteroid Mission<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.friendsofbest.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/ASTEROID-MINING_WHY-AND-HOW-Article_03.pdf\">Asteroid Mining: Why and How<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Asteroid_mining\">Asteroid Mining<\/a> &#8211; Wikipedia<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/asteroids\/news\/asteroidmining.html\">NASA: Asteroids Provide Sustainable Resources<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.friendsofbest.org\/blog\/2015\/05\/02\/we-dig-mining-in-space\/\">We dig mining in Space<\/a> \u2013 MUST watch the three videos!<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/deepspaceindustries.com\/space-resources\/\">Deep Space Industries<\/a> \u2013 explore their site!<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.planetaryresources.com\/asteriods\/#asteroids-map\">Planetary Resources<\/a> \u2013 we dig what they are doing!<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Regolith\" >Regolith<\/a> &#8211; Wikipedia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Data Mining: <\/strong><\/span>Mining on an asteroid will have similarities to mining on earth but there will be major challenges and differences. Read and\/or view the above resources then brainstorm how each of the following will differ between earth and an asteroid.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Exploration and discovery of metals, minerals and resources<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Gravity<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Transport of equipment and mined commodities<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Drilling<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Energy sources<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Communication with robotic equipment<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Habitation (shelter, food, air, etc.)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Careers<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Continue your brainstorming session and debate with others the pros and cons of asteroid mining.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>Challenge:<\/em> How does the phrase \u201cliving on the land\u201d differ when residing on earth verses on an asteroid, moon or another planet? \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Writing:<\/strong> <\/span>As an innovative BEST scientist and engineer, solving problems comes naturally.\u00a0\u00a0 After reviewing the above resources, you will find that many obstacles still remain for each of these space exploration companies. Choose one obstacle they face and write a proposal of how using regolith and a 3-D printer would overcome the challenge. Determine the minerals or substances needed to be within the regolith and decide whether your proposal would need to be based on a C-, S-, or M- asteroid.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>BEST Connection:<\/strong><\/span> After reading and\/or viewing the above resources, one can conclude that 3-D printing will play a major role in asteroid mining as well as current day manufacturing. As a BEST team, discuss how 3-D printing would be an asset when manufacturing your robot and select three components that would be beneficial to print and use. Create a list of 3-D printing supplies that you would recommend to be included in future BEST Consumable kits. Submit your suggestions to your local BEST hub director.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Community Connection:<\/strong> <\/span>Reverse role! Rather than learning about your community, this week teach others in your community about asteroid mining. Choose an audience such as an elementary school class, senior citizen group, civic organization, etc. and schedule a presentation. Prepare an overview, convincing them of the importance of asteroid mining. Create more excitement by showing one of the videos posted above. Communicate with your audience some of the high-tech careers associated with asteroid mining and encourage them to become future asteroid mining engineers!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Bloom\u2019s Taxonomy:<\/strong> analyze, brainstorm, choose, communicate, conclude, convince, create, debate, decide, determine, discuss, fine, list, prepare, read, recommend, review, select, submit, teach, view<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Workforce Skills:<\/strong> reading comprehension, active listening, critical thinking, speaking, active learning, writing, instruction, social perceptiveness, service orientation, persuasion, complex problem solving, equipment selection, systems evaluation, science, technology design<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Download a PDF version of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.friendsofbest.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Mining-the-Sky-bESTology-Week-14.pdf\">Mining the Sky &#8211; bESTology Week 14<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Be sure to click on the LIKE button and share bESTology with others!<\/span><\/h3>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>While the information contained in this website has been compiled from sources believed to be current and reliable, Friends of BEST in Alabama, Inc. (FBA) cannot be held responsible for any errors, omissions or content changes. Links made from this website are to reputable organizations at the time of posting. However, FBA cannot be held responsible for content on such linked websites. The existence of such links does not represent an endorsement by FBA of any views expressed or products or services offered.<\/em><\/span><\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mining the Sky &ndash; bESTology Week 14&nbsp;<br \/>\nHouston, we have a problem.&nbsp; The mining industry is heading towards space and it seems to be full throttle ahead!<br \/>\nBut one must ask, what is the future of mining?&nbsp; Are we limited to mining on earth or do we begin mining on asteroids?&nbsp; Is there an interest to mine in space? How do we prospect, excavate and transport the commodity?&nbsp; What is the need and will there be a profit?&nbsp;<br \/>\nGreat minds &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[343],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-438","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bestology-2015"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestology.bestrobotics.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/438","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestology.bestrobotics.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestology.bestrobotics.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestology.bestrobotics.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestology.bestrobotics.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=438"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bestology.bestrobotics.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/438\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":439,"href":"https:\/\/bestology.bestrobotics.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/438\/revisions\/439"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestology.bestrobotics.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=438"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestology.bestrobotics.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=438"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestology.bestrobotics.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=438"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}