I’m sure there are a few hurdles, but wondering what is the biggest reason that keeps us back at this moment as the most pressing thing. Is it that the technology just isn’t there yet? Or is it because of legal complications, international treaties and all that? Is it just not financially feasible to do at this present time with the technology we do have? That we could do it, in theory, but the ROI is too low?
Money to get to and bring material back from the asteroid. Japan just recently had success landing a mock mining asset onto an asteroid, so the tech is there for nearby asteroids, at least. Now it’s really just logistics because getting to the Kaiper Belt is a bit more expensive.