Germanicus
04-29-2012, 04:06 PM
Recruiting now, 'You WILL get your hands dirty' says company
Company looking for experts in spacecraft guidance systems
First trial flights planned in two years
One 100-foot asteroid can contain $50 BILLION of platinum
Spacecraft could mine near-earth rocks for platinum
Plan would add 'trillions' to global GDP
Planetary Resources, the Seattle-based 'asteroid mining' company set up by Google chiefs Larry Page and Eric Schmidt and filmmaker James Cameron is hiring.
'We are always looking for exceptional talent,' says the company.
The company claims to be looking for experts in spacecraft guidance systems - but it seems SOME at least may have the opportunity to wield the hi-tech equivalent of pickaxes on rocks in space.
'You will get your hands dirty. If you prefer your hands clean, go somewhere else,' says the company's website.
Former astronaut Tom Jones, an adviser to the venture that aims to extract gold, platinum and rocket fuel from the barren space rocks, said many near-Earth asteroids have a loose rocky surface held together only weakly by gravity.
'It shouldn't be too hard to invent a machine like a snow blower to pick up material off these asteroids,' explained Jones, a veteran of four space shuttle missions.
'Bottom line – we build spaceships and explore asteroids. If you need any other motivation to apply, don’t bother,' says the company website.
http://i339.photobucket.com/albums/n449/ruffusruffcut/asteroidwealth.jpg
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2135989/Wanted--asteroid-miners-Rewards-trillions-dollars-just-work-platinum-Earth-.html
Company looking for experts in spacecraft guidance systems
First trial flights planned in two years
One 100-foot asteroid can contain $50 BILLION of platinum
Spacecraft could mine near-earth rocks for platinum
Plan would add 'trillions' to global GDP
Planetary Resources, the Seattle-based 'asteroid mining' company set up by Google chiefs Larry Page and Eric Schmidt and filmmaker James Cameron is hiring.
'We are always looking for exceptional talent,' says the company.
The company claims to be looking for experts in spacecraft guidance systems - but it seems SOME at least may have the opportunity to wield the hi-tech equivalent of pickaxes on rocks in space.
'You will get your hands dirty. If you prefer your hands clean, go somewhere else,' says the company's website.
Former astronaut Tom Jones, an adviser to the venture that aims to extract gold, platinum and rocket fuel from the barren space rocks, said many near-Earth asteroids have a loose rocky surface held together only weakly by gravity.
'It shouldn't be too hard to invent a machine like a snow blower to pick up material off these asteroids,' explained Jones, a veteran of four space shuttle missions.
'Bottom line – we build spaceships and explore asteroids. If you need any other motivation to apply, don’t bother,' says the company website.
http://i339.photobucket.com/albums/n449/ruffusruffcut/asteroidwealth.jpg
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2135989/Wanted--asteroid-miners-Rewards-trillions-dollars-just-work-platinum-Earth-.html