It appears that a small cabal of billionaires -- those who got rich through innovation and who feel loyal to the future -- are about to to fund a new effort worth some excitement and attention. It aims at transforming not just our Earth -- but the whole solar system. And, along the way, this endeavor may help bootstrap us back into our natural condition... a species, nation and civilization that believes (again) in can-do ambition.
Can that be achieved - while making us all rich - through asteroid mining?
Given the apparent loss of ambition on the part of the government, it's a positive sign that the private sector appears to be up to the task. To read more, click here.