Task · part of 7. Choose one piece of research: space, ocean, recycling or prices

7(a). Interplanetary mining

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The anticipated benefits, how NASA and private investors may search for, extract and process minerals in space, why the moon, planets or near-Earth asteroids, and how exploration and processing differ from Earth. Then the difficulties of collecting and analysing samples in space.

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Mining in Society Merit Badge Requirements (Merit Badge Hub, last modified 2025-12-31), Requirement 7(a)