May 19, 2020 09:00 am GMT
Original Link: https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/05/19/1001857/how-moon-lunar-mining-water-ice-rocket-fuel/
Heres how we could mine the moon for rocket fuel
The moon is a treasure trove of valuable resources. Gold, platinum, and many rare Earth metals await extraction to be used in the production of next-generation electronics. Non-radioactive helium-3 could one day power nuclear fusion reactors. But theres one resource in particular that has excited scientists, rocket engineers, space agency officials, industry entrepreneursvirtually anyone with…Original Link: https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/05/19/1001857/how-moon-lunar-mining-water-ice-rocket-fuel/
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