Authored by: nspace01 onFriday, June 08 2007 @ 04:09 am EDT

I am all in favor of exploiting the Moon to human benifit, in whatever way.

I watched a show a while back about the possibility of mining Helium 3 on the moon, to help solve energy problems on earth. Helium 3, rare on earth, has a very high energy output potential as a nuclear fuel, and just happens to exist on the moon in huge amounts.

Another possibilty on the moon would be astronomical observitories, both radio and light ( visible, xray, infrared, gamma ray, etc.). Could you amagine the discoveries that would be possible with say a 100 meter or larger telescope on the lunar surface, or a modified 5 mile diameter crater, simular to Arecibo, as a Radio observitory on the lunar farside.

With the discovery of large quantities of water in lunar polar craters, by the Clemintine spacecraft in 1994, a permanent human presence on the moon is inevitable. The US needs to lead the way.......

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nSpace01

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