Gas giant mining

[AlHazred]

This was actually a novel... The Jupiter Theft by Donald Moffitt

Heck, there's a story by Alan Dean Foster where humans end up flying the Earth around. Of course, they take the Moon with them as well; you get used to that after a while...

 

[whartung]

Of course, they take the Moon with them as well; you get used to that after a while...

"They stole the Earth."

"Again!?"

 

[Spinward Flow]

And then there's the Peter Davison Doctor Who episode: Frontios ...

 

[coliver988]

and the movie Wandering Earth: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wandering_Earth

 

[amsboethius]

I thought it might be nice to actually see the interior of a gas giant, given this thread and the ship entering atmosphere one. This is a really interesting video about actually diving into a gas giant and going all the way down to the core in an indestructible suit, and what you'd see during the trip. 2:33-3:15 of the video would be the perspective of a crew scooping hydrogen for their ship. (and, yes, I chose this one for the jejune fun of it)