Extracting platinum group metals from asteroids is an economically viable alternative to traditional deep-Earth mining because of significantly higher ore concentrations.

“These things on average are about 5 to 10,000 times better than the best ore mines we have on Earth.”

Neil deGrasse Tyson claims that the primary factor in space logistics is the weight of an object, regardless of whether it is a liquid, solid, or gas.

“it doesn't matter all the matters is weight to accelerate it to slow it down to move it from one point in space to another so it could be a pound of gold or a pound of water it'll cost you the same to move the thing around the solar system”

Exploring near-Earth asteroids for resources and learning to live off the land in space is an important goal with a potential realization time frame of about 25 years.

“nearest asteroids exploring them for resources and learning to live more off the land out in Space is really important to keep pursuing it's um it's a huge Challenge 25 years is probably about the right kind of time frame to be thinking about”