Father Kit Cool Gun Garth 6,581 Posted September 15, 2020 https://spaceflightnow.com/2020/09/11/nasa-challenges-companies-to-mine-lunar-soil/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Trailrider #896 1,722 Posted September 15, 2020 I'm a little long in the tooth, but if/when SpaceX's Starship is operational, I'd sure like to sign up! Ad Luna! Ad Ares! Ad Astra! (To the Moon! To Mars! To the stars!) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Utah Bob #35998 15,259 Posted September 16, 2020 I’ll wait till 2049. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pat Riot, SASS #13748 20,566 Posted September 16, 2020 According to the documentary called “Iron Sky” the Nazis have settlements in the dark side of the moon. I’m sure if there was anything worth mining up there they would have come back to Earth to flaunt it. Yes, I know it’s not a documentary... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cyrus Cassidy #45437 1,641 Posted September 16, 2020 Mining the moon violates the 1967 Outer Space Treaty. We are very much focused on mining asteroids, however. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
