Nick Szabo  🔑

3/ to get private industry involved, space needs a business model. That's why asteroids are so important.

@cdixon We have the equiv of all asteroids under our feet. Q is what can we do with them up there that can't be done down here.

@cdixon And the answer has to be product or service people down here will pay for. (e.g. we now pay for data relays in view of millions).

@NickSzabo4 the argument for rare metals is pretty compelling http://www.planetaryresources.com/company/overview/#our-vision …

@cdixon Marginal. Better to ask Qs like: if we could 3D print in 0g from asteroid metal, or blow like glass, what cool things could we make?

@cdixon Don't invest in asteroids unless can invest in entire vertical from asteroids to finished products & services.

@NickSzabo4 there is probably no asset class that can invest in asteroids anyways.

@cdixon If somebody was actually making asteroid mining equipment that would be interesting, but PR is just making satellites for NASA.