How can asteroids be colonized?

Since the mid -20th century, space enthusiasts and visionaries have been looking at asteroids as possible colonization points. It is estimated that the diameter of ten billion asteroids is greater than 100 meters and their combined surface area is much larger than the ground area. The largest asteroid, Ceres, has a surface area comparable to Central Europe. The 32 largest asteroids have every diameter of 200 km or larger. There are another 100 billion asteroids between 10 and 100 meters in diameter. Many contain valuable sources worth millions or billions of dollars. For example, unlike some celestial bodies, some asteroids contain considerable carbons and volatile substances such as water that are necessary to maintain life. The hollow asteroid would have a natural shield (surface) that would block dangerous cosmic rays and micrometeorites, and if IT could rotate fast enough, the inner surface would have artificial gravity in areas perpendicular to the rotation axis.

Although the internal support would be necessary to takeIt prevented the collapse of the asteroid under its own gravity, which is a relatively low matter, although one of these support failed, it would not be necessary to kill everyone inside. With several layers of artificial shield backup asteroid surfaces there would be no reason to worry about violations or unforeseen collapse.

Asteroids contain a huge amount of valuable materials, especially platinum metals that could get high prices if they were delivered on the ground and sold here. This could become the basis for the economy of the inner solar system. Many of the most valuable metals on the ground have long dropped to their core, but on asteroids these materials are easily accessible. As our global civilization continues to develop, many key sources could come from asteroids rather than the country itself.

Since our population on Earth continues to grow at a speed of about 2% per year, the planet will eventually be too crowded,to keep everyone. Solution - colonize the inner solar system, especially asteroids. Perhaps the only biggest reason for colonization of asteroids is their relatively low gravity - the amount of energy needed to introduce a package outside the gravitational well of the country is intimidating, but it is negligible for many asteroids.

For more information, you can find in one of the most popular books on this topic, Mining The Sky: The unspeakable wealth of comets and asteroids.