Moon mining gains momentum as private companies plan for a lunar economy
Moon mining gains momentum as private companies plan for a lunar economy
"This is now becoming so real."
"This is now becoming so real."
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its like they never read science fiction about what happens when the moon shatters.
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I am reading #Seveneves which is about exactly that!
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great book! the last third wasn't my cup of tea though.
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its like they never read science fiction about what happens when the moon shatters.
Based on Shattered Horizon, some awesome zero-G combat happens is what.
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Which company is going to call it Moon Base Alpha?
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Aeiou
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John Madden
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I am reading Daniel Suarez's Critical Mass right now, which is about a near-future mass industry getting bootstrapped on the moon after returning a bunch of raw materials from mining a nearby asteroid. Fun to see that reflected in actual news as I am reading fiction about the same thing!
(Sidenote: most of the tech is very realistic, but be aware the author has bought into blockchain hype, and you will be forced to read about how awesome DAOs are. But hey, maybe tech bros won't be allowed into space to ruin everything? not trying to be a total hater.)
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Heinlein wrote eloquently on the subject in more than one essay. ”The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress” being one, and “The Man Who Sold the Moon” another.
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Just can't see anything like this happening until there's not just workable fusion power generation, but portable versions of that technology.... which at this rate and given the challenges currently facing humanity, pretty doubtful that will ever occur. The costs of equipment delivery, resupply, material recovery and transport would be literally astronomical. There's just no way it makes money.
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Why fusion ? A portable fission reactor could do the job.
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