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from the hard-to-swing-a-pick-in-zero-G dept.
So, you want to be an asteroid miner?
So [Williams] started talking to Christopher Dreyer, a professor at the Colorado School of Mines' Center for Space Resources, a research and technology development center that's existed within the school for more than a decade.
It was good timing. Because this summer, Mines announced its intention to found the world's first graduate program in Space Resources—the science, technology, policy, and politics of prospecting, mining, and using those resources. The multidisciplinary program would offer Post-Baccalaureate certificates and Masters of Science degrees. Although it's still pending approval for a 2018 start date, the school is running its pilot course, taught by Dreyer, this semester.
The focus seems to be on space colonies mining what they need in place, more than bringing material back to Earth.
(Score: 3, Funny) by DECbot on Tuesday December 05 2017, @11:41PM (1 child)
Q: What do degrees in Space Mining and Anthropology have in common?
A: At the end of the program, you're massively in debt and without any job prospects.
Q: What is the difference between Space Mining, Anthropology, Underwater Basket Weaving, and Gender Studies degrees?
A: The Underwater Basket Weaving degree gives you a viable trade skill.
cats~$ sudo chown -R us /home/base
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday December 06 2017, @07:55PM
Likely results of the degree, in order: Delusions of grandeur; inability to unironically interact with modern society; smug zen; depression and/or intense anger.