Asteroid Day 2017

The story of Prosperous Universe begins with an asteroid destroying the cradle of humanity. As such it seems appropriate that we chime in when the world celebrates Asteroid Day. As the official website states, it's "a global day of education to help protect Earth from asteroids".

But despite all the dangers asteroids pose to our planet, in the world of Prosperous Universe we tend to see the potential benefits! Consequently, our asteroid day artwork this year depicts small craft prospecting for resources and taking samples from an asteroid floating in space, preparing for later exploitation:

Once they are done, the following operation might look somewhat like the scene from last year's asteroid day artwork.

Let us know what you think on the forums and Happy Asteroid Day!