Mining Antimatter
Antimatter is obtained by sending a spacecraft into the comet's tail and catching antimatter dust particles that are being blasted off the comet's surface by the solar wind and dust particles.
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The spacecraft's looks similar to artist's representation on left.
The initial cost of antimatter is estimated at $1 billion per gram and will drop to under million dollars a gram.
Introduction 1
Antimatter Energy: Most Efficient Energy Source in
Universe 2, 3, 4, 5
Space Frontier Action Plan: Earth, Moon, Mars & Beyond
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Internet Model for Implementing Plan 13,
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Summary 16