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Using the moon as an intermediary stage between Earth and the rest of the solar system significantly cuts down on fuel requirements from Earth (the moon can be mined for fuel) and will allow us to get more spacecraft out into the system easily. Even if you don't care about the scientific aspect of that, there's enormous untapped potential in mining asteroids. Having a refueling station on the moon will help open up the asteroid belt for exploitation.
Using the moon as an intermediary stage between Earth and the rest of the solar system significantly cuts down on fuel requirements from Earth (the moon can be mined for fuel) and will allow us to get more spacecraft out into the system easily. Even if you don't care about the scientific aspect of that, there's enormous untapped potential in mining asteroids. Having a refueling station on the moon will help open up the asteroid belt for exploitation.
Eh, that's kind of what I meant by cost-effective ways of getting them home. How much does a round trip to the moon cost and will whatever they can cram in the cargo space of a reentry vehicle bring in more than that? I can see the value of the moon as a first step to mucking around with the rest of space, but that just comes right back to the question, why? What's in the rest of space that we can use?
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"Sometimes unhinged, sometimes unfair, always entertaining"
- The Crownless
“Tolerance is the virtue of the man without convictions.” GK Chesteron
Deus Vult!
Heading back to the Moon!
- 26/03/2019 08:32:52 PM
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Why?
- 26/03/2019 10:24:51 PM
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A few reasons.
- 27/03/2019 04:17:56 PM
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Re: A few reasons.
- 28/03/2019 04:04:42 AM
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? We'll see. *NM*