Asteroids in our solar system contain valuable resources. They also contain resources that offer potential value to humanity. They may be valuable to the global economy as Earth’s finite resources begin to dwindle. Future space exploration might use these in-space resources for radiation shielding, life support, growing food, 3D printing spare parts, etc. By using resources found at or on the way to a destination, the vehicle doesn’t bring everything that will be used during the entire mission from Earth. This reduces the amount of mass, space, and cost in launching and transporting those resources from Earth.  Asteroids may be useful for the operation of commercial ventures in space (metals, minerals, and volatiles), such as tourism (hotels or tours), energy production (like beaming solar energy to Earth), manufacturing of consumer goods, building communication relay platforms, supporting mining operations, etc. The resources from asteroids may be used in place, transported through space to support activities elsewhere, or returned to Earth. Asteroids in near cycler obits could potentially provide a “space taxi” approach to moving between two planets (i.e. Earth and Mars).