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JoshTriplett
on March 9, 2024
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The deep sea is filled with treasure, but it comes...
Exactly. The moon has a gravity well, and while it's a sixth of Earth's, it would still take a lot of energy.
Plus, there's the public relations of mining the moon, versus mining asteroids.
Perz1val
on March 9, 2024
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Perfect use for a system like SpinLaunch: - no fuel, just solar energy - the Moon always faces the Earth with the same side - no air to create drag - no need for huge burts of energy - a block of minerals does not mind extreme g-forces
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Plus, there's the public relations of mining the moon, versus mining asteroids.