This statistic depicts the total market value of asteroid mining worldwide in 2017, and a forecast figure for 2025. The global market value of the asteroid mining industry reached 712 million U.S. dollars in 2017. This figure is forecast to increase by 2025 to some 3.87 billion U.S. dollars. The market value of asteroid mining refers to the development of technologies and spacecraft design, for example, that will ultimately enable space missions for the purpose of gathering raw materials.
Market value of asteroid mining in 2017 and 2025
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