Atmospheric mining

Atmospheric mining is the process of extracting valuable materials or other non-renewable resources from the atmosphere. Due to the abundance of hydrogen and helium in the outer planets of the Solar System, atmospheric mining may be easier than mining terrestrial surfaces.

History of atmospheric mining

Atmospheric mining of outer planets has not yet begun.

Types of atmospheric mining

Hydrogen mining

Hydrogen may fuel chemical and nuclear propulsion.

Helium mining

Helium-3 may fuel nuclear propulsion.

Methane mining

Methane may fuel chemical propulsion.

Exploration for atmospheric mining

Hydrogen and helium are abundant in outer planets.

Methods of atmospheric mining

Aerostats

An aerostat would be a buoyant station in the atmosphere that gathers and stores gases. A vehicle would transfer the gases from the aerostat to an orbital station above the planet.

Scoopers

A scooper would be a vehicle that gathers and transfers gases from the atmosphere to an orbital station.

Cruisers

A cruiser would be a vehicle in the atmosphere that gathers and stores gases. A smaller vehicle would transfer the gases from the cruiser to an orbital station.

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Today in History, 18/11

This is Money 17 Nov 2018

Highlights in history on this date.. 1477 - William Caxton produces the first printed book in the English language, The Dictes and Sayengis of the Phylosophers. 1626 - St Peter's Basilica in Rome is consecrated by Pope Urban VIII ... 2007 - A methane blast rips through a coal mine in eastern Ukraine, killing at least 70 miners ... Today's Birthdays. ... ....

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YK Modi firm to drill for shale gas in Bengal

The Telegraph India 15 Nov 2018

He had earlier said his company could invest up to Rs 5,000 crore in shale gas mining over the next five years if explorations at their Raniganj coal bed-methane fields succeed ... methane blocks they already operate. GEECL has about 2.62tcf of coal bed methane resources in the field....

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John Armstrong's opinion: Pike River decision was about 'shabby posturing', not truth and justice

TVNZ 15 Nov 2018

It is not a guarantee that those who enter the mine will be 100 per cent safe from harm ... As long as that is the case — which will be forever and a day — no-one should enter the mine to hunt for the remains of the 29 victims of the methane-fuelled explosion which ripped through the pit on a Friday afternoon in late 2010....

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New Zealand crews to re-enter mine 8 years after 29 killed

Yahoo Daily News 14 Nov 2018

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) -- Eight years after a methane explosion in an underground coal mine killed 29 workers, New Zealand's government says crews will re-enter the mine to better understand what went wrong and hopefully recover some of the bodies ... 96 percent methane gas....

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New Zealand investigators to re-enter mine disaster spot

Xinhua 14 Nov 2018

A methane explosion occurred in the mine in the West Coast region of New Zealand's South Island on Nov ... Work to prepare the mine drift for re-entry is underway, and includes venting methane from the mine, pumping nitrogen into the mine, and then filling the drift with fresh air....

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Recovery team to enter death mine

Hong Kong Standard 14 Nov 2018

It was triggered by a build-up of methane and the South Island mine was permanently closed amid fears the flammable gas remained, angering the families of the dead who wanted the entombed remains removed ... He said the safety of those entering the mine would be paramount....

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New Zealand to send body-recovery team into death mine

This is Money 14 Nov 2018

It was triggered by a build-up of methane and the South Island mine was permanently closed amid fears the flammable gas remained, angering the families of the dead who wanted the entombed remains removed ... Little announced Wednesday that a plan to go into the mine had been finalised after consultation with mining safety experts from around the world....

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Crews to re-enter mine eight years after methane explosion killed 29 workers

Australian Broadcasting Corporation 14 Nov 2018

Eight years after a methane explosion in an underground coal mine killed 29 workers, New Zealand's Government says crews will re-enter the mine to better understand what went wrong and hopefully recover some of the bodies ... ....

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Crews to recover bodies from New Zealand coal mine

The Daily Telegraph Australia 14 Nov 2018

Authorities have announced plans re-enter New Zealand's Pike River mine to recover the bodies of 29 workers killed in a methane explosion eight years ago ... Preparations for the mine are underway, with crews scheduled to re-enter in February .......

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Top Asian News 5:04 a.m. GMT

Yahoo Daily News 14 Nov 2018

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Eight years after a methane explosion in an underground coal mine killed 29 workers, New Zealand's government says crews will re-enter the mine to better understand what went wrong and hopefully recover some of the bodies ... Two workers escaped the mine after the deadly November 2010 explosion....

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NZ gov't plans to re-enter doomed Pike River mine to recover remains

This is Money 13 Nov 2018

... the mine around February to further investigate the causes of the accident and recover any remains ... A series of explosions ignited by methane ripped through the mine on the west coast of New Zealand's South Island, trapping 31 men, only two of whom managed to escape....

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Government confirms plan to re-enter Pike River Mine drift will proceed

TVNZ 13 Nov 2018

Pike River Re-Entry Minister Andrew Little says plans to re-enter the West Coast mine will proceed.  ... Twenty-nine men died in the Pike River Mine in November 2010 ... Campbell described the progress already being done to prepare for re-entry as "major work, which in part is about getting the methane out of the mine and getting nitrogen in". ....

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Government confirms plan to re-enter Pike River Mine drift will proceed - 'It is now ...

TVNZ 13 Nov 2018

Pike River Re-Entry Minister Andrew Little says plans to re-enter the West Coast mine drift will proceed.  ... Campbell described the progress already being done to prepare for re-entry as "major work, which in part is about getting the methane out of the mine and getting nitrogen in". ....