Timeline for How would you realistically 'bump' a ship off of an Asteroid?
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| Jun 9, 2018 at 16:40 | comment | added | TCAT117 | Good idea, I just thought of something too. Maybe these hodge-podge family set ups lack the expensive and powerful scanners and detection equipment that larger more sophisticated corporate mining rigs posses. The wild-cat mining rigs just can't afford them, but if you find a corporate rig boring into a rock...... well you don't need to afford good scanners to know there is something valuable there if you just jump their claim. | |
| Jun 9, 2018 at 16:32 | comment | added | Celestial Dragon Emperor | I would rationalize it as: "We know for sure this Asteroid has what we want from the scans". So in some cases it might be worth just bumping a ship for guaranteed resources instead of possibly searching for another and finding nothing of worth. Or possibly desperation could play a factor. So lets say a ship only has enough fuel for a few more weeks of operation so they need a quick pay day. Bumping a ship that has already established some mines on the asteroid could provide this. | |
| Jun 9, 2018 at 16:28 | history | edited | TCAT117 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jun 9, 2018 at 16:27 | comment | added | TCAT117 | True enough, will edit accordingly. Thing is, with 150 million possible exploitation sites isn't it going to still be cheaper and less risky to just locate a new claim? | |
| Jun 9, 2018 at 16:26 | comment | added | Celestial Dragon Emperor | @TCAT117 I didn't suggest the sand bag thingy. b.Lorenz did. Now to answer the why question. I know that some asteroids would have traces of harder to reach minerals on earth (stuff trapped in the mantle), but are easier to access on Asteroids. Now while Iron and Nickel might not be worth much to the Terrans or Martians in the belt its probably worth much more due to being locally sourced and far easier to obtain then Terran Steel. | |
| Jun 9, 2018 at 16:14 | comment | added | thebigtine | Hacking was my first thought | |
| Jun 9, 2018 at 16:13 | history | answered | TCAT117 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |