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EPISODE · Feb 2, 2016 · 6 MIN

Space mining takes a giant leap forward

from FT News in Focus

Space mining is about to leap from the pages of science fiction to commercial reality. The Luxembourg government is launching an initiative with European and US partners to create a new space industry that will exploit asteriods for metals and other materials. Peggy Hollinger asks Clive Cookson, FT science editor, how they plan to do it.Music by David Sappa Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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