THE KEY TO COLONIZING MARS MAY BE HIDDEN INSIDE ASTEROIDS

Metal-rich asteroids could one day become hardware stores for Mars, supplying the materials needed to build and repair a growing colony. A new analysis shows that carefully selected asteroids may be reachable with current spacecraft technology.

All Top News -- ScienceDaily reports that metal-rich asteroids could one day become hardware stores for Mars, supplying the materials needed to build and repair a growing colony.

The report adds: A new analysis shows that carefully selected asteroids may be reachable with current spacecraft technology.

Some could even provide the ingredients for making rocket fuel in space, dramatically reducing the burden of hauling supplies from Earth.

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