Asteroid mining to the Earth including economic growth, environmental protection, and provision of clean energy while also providing humanity protection against existential threats. On April 24, 2012 a plan was announced by billionaire entrepreneurs to mine asteroids for their resources. The company is called Planetary Resources and its founders include aerospace entrepreneurs Eric Anderson and Peter Diamandis. Advisers include film director and explorer James Cameron and investors include Google's chief executive Larry Page and its executive chairman Eric Schmidt. They also plan to create a fuel depot in space by 2020 by using water from asteroids, splitting it to liquid oxygen and
Robert Crants (CEO) Robert Crants (CEO) Robert Crants (born 1944) is an American businessman. He is a co-founder of the Corrections Corporation of America. He served as its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer from 1994 to 1999. Doctor Robert Crants was born on November 17, 1944 in Salamanca, New York. His mother gave him the first name of "Doctor", but he has not generally used it as an adult. He is one quarter Seneca from his maternal side, and he grew up on a Seneca reservation in New York. He was educated at Lansing Central High School. He graduated from the United States