Mashable
This $20 Trillion Rock Could Turn a Startup Into Earth’s Richest Company
Meet Amun 3554. Doesn’t look like much, right? Little more than a mile wide, it’s one of the smallest M-class (metal-bearing) aster…
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science blogs
Privater Asteroiden-Bergbau: Wie realistisch sind die Pläne von "Planetary Resources"? [Astrodicticum Simplex]
Da ist also jetzt eine neue Firma, die überall in den Medien präsent ist. "Planetary Resources" möchte ins All fliegen, und dort die Rohstoffe der Asteroiden abbauen. Schon in zwei Jahren sollen die ersten Raumschiffe abheben und die Lage sondieren. Und später will man mit dem Bergbau im All richtig viel Geld verdienen. Die Firma wird von reichen Investoren unterstützt. Larry Page, der Chef von...
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Slashdot
Billionaires and Polymaths Expected To Unveil a Plan To Mine Asteroids
dumuzi writes "A team including Larry Page, Ram Shriram and Eric Schmidt of Google, director James Cameron, Charles Simonyi (Microsoft executive and astronaut), Ross Perot Jr. (son of Ross Perot), Chris Lewicki (NASA Mars mission manager), and Peter Diamandis (X-Prize) have formed a new company called Planetary Resources, and are expected to announce plans on April 24th to mine asteroids. A stu...
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Technology Review
Are Ross Perot and Google's Founders Launching a New Asteroid Mining Operation?
An impressive array of backers are behind the new firm Planetary Resources.
On Tuesday, a new company called Planetary Resources will announce its existence at the Charles Simonyi Space Gallery at The Museum of Flight in Seattle. It's not clear what the firm does, but its roster of backers incudes Google cofounders Larry Page and Eric Schmidt, filmmaker James Cameron, former Microsoftie (and sp...
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Brookfield, Ross Perot Jr. join in venture
Toronto firm joins with Dallas-based Hillwood to acquire, develop and manage industrial properties in the U.S.
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politico
Walker's Americans Elect moment
A source who saw David Walker's statement that Alex posted earlier on Ross Perot emailed to say that the former U.S. comptroller general co-hosted a private information session about Americans Elect on Feb. 9 at the home of former Jon Huntsman bundler Lynn Forester de Rothschild.
Also there, according to the source who attended the event, was News Corp. executive and former New York City school...
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Huffington Post
The Richest Presidential Candidates Of The Last 20 Years: Wealth-X
Regardless of whether Mitt Romney eventually secures the presidency this year, he's already cemented his place in recent election history. The former Massachusetts governor, currently on his second campaign for president, is now the third wealthiest person to have run for presidential office since the 1992 elections, according to a new report by Wealth-X. Republican candidates Jon Hunstman and ...
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Hoy
El candidato libertario
Durante todo el año, políticos, estadistas y aficionados se han llenado la boca al rechazar la posibilidad de que Ron Paul llegue a ser candidato del Partido Republicano, y aún lo siguen diciendo. Pero su segundo puesto en las encuestas de Iowa les obliga a reconocer que puede ganar la primera contienda de la eliminatoria. Es más, incluso si pierde la nominación nadie descarta que opte por conv...
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