Well, this certainly is a gerneral subject that has had some discussion and actual initiatives by some here at Livingmoon - financial rewards of space exploration. In this article, Tyson says, "The first trillionaire there will ever be is the person who exploits the natural resources on asteroids".
I do wonder why he thinks "asteroids" will provide the financial debut of the first trilionaire, rather than the Moon, which he does not mention??
In this, Tyson does discuss general overall areas that can and will contribute to typical successful financial exploration.
NBC NEWS - by KATIE KRAMER MAY 3 2015, 10:32 AM ET
A passion for exploration is the fuel to an innovative economy, says astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson.
In an interview with CNBC's On the Money, the host of the new National Geographic Channel show StarTalk — based on Tyson's podcast and Sirius XM radio show of the same name — described the dynamic implications of scientific discovery.
"You have to innovate," said Tyson, arguably the most famous astrophysicist in America. When "an engineer comes out with a new patent to take you to a place — intellectually, physically ... that has never been reached before, those become the engines of tomorrow's economy."
When it comes to space innovation, many of the headlines about exploration beyond Earth have been generated by private enterprises like Elon Musk's SpaceX, tech giant Google and even Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. Separately, Sir Richard Branson founded Virgin Galactic and Space Adventures, companies that offer tourism opportunities for non-scientists.
Space tourism is expected to grow into a $1 billion sector over the next several years, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. Meanwhile the National Space Society estimates the industry's size could eventually swell to as high as $1 trillion, with the proliferation of satellites, global positioning systems and other technology already giving consumers a taste of space's vast reaches.
Still, boldly going where no one has gone before is expensive, time-consuming and potentially rife with numerous dangers, Tyson says. He believes it could limit the long-term interest of private enterprise.
He suggests, "If you're a business person, what's the first thing you're going to ask? 'What's my return on investment?'"
More: http://www.nbcnews.com/science/cosmic-log/neil-degrasse-tyson-says-space-ventures-will-spawn-first-trillionaire-n352271
Asteroids
Obama told NASA they were not allowed to go back to the Moon and no Mars mission till 2025... but he siad they can go land on asteroids
So NASA has a scheme to catch asteroids :D
Mining Asteroids is likely less expensive than going to the Moon. But do Asteroids contain anything useful? Most space rocks that fall to earth have been chondradites (plain rock) or nickel/iron
The Asteroid that created the Sudbury Ontario crater is a nickel/iron one that contains cobalt. The Sudbury mining area is mining an Asteroid effectively that provides Canada's main source of Nickel and Cobalt
But the Moon has Titanium, Thorium and HE3 just lying on the surface in the dust Automatic miniing machines could just scoop this up
But we a;; know the Moon is off limits right?
:P