China to mine the moon?

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-28667892

Huh.

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Great idea! As long as they don't soak the stuff with MSG ... and can I get a gorram knife!

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Didn't CocaCola have plans to project their logo onto the surface awhile back??

I suppose once somebody can make money by exploiting materials, space travel will become a reality again.

Blue cheese anyone?

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Not just a mineral, but a fuel for second generation fusion plants, that could meet the world's energy needs for 'the next 10,000 years'... Got to hand it to the Chinese, they're really thinking big here.

It's not personal. It's just war.

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Originally posted by Magonsdaughter:
Didn't CocaCola have plans to project their logo onto the surface awhile back??

I suppose once somebody can make money by exploiting materials, space travel will become a reality again.

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Basically yes. And it's better than the alternative of over-mining the Earth, so I'm all for it.

Although really, the moon is small potatoes compared to the mineral rich asteroids out there, but I guess humanity has to start somewhere.

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Somehow I expected the subject to be about weapons - but changing landmine to moonmine. Mental fatigue.

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NASA Speeds Up Quest to Beat China to Mining Metals on the Moon

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/federal-contracting/lunar-mining-dreams-
prod-nasa-to-explore-space-tech-advancements

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En Route to Asteroid Collision, HERA Snaps Rare Images of Martian Moon

https://www.sciencealert.com/en-route-to-asteroid-collision-hera-snaps
-rare-images-of-martian-moon

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NASA at 68: America must lead on the moon, Mars and beyond — or China will
https://www.aol.com/articles/nasa-68-america-must-lead-090057000.html


in scifi they say eventually a civilization will figure out the Total Power of the Sun

Solar Telescope

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https://gizmodo.com/the-sun-looks-so-hot-right-now-2000794745

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China’s Chang’e-7 Lunar Mission: A Game-Changer for Off-World Resource Mining
https://www.thetechedvocate.org/chinas-change-7-lunar-mission-a-game-c
hanger-for-off-world-resource-mining/

China's Chang'e 7 moon probe will launch this weekend on the most ambitious lunar mission in history
https://www.space.com/astronomy/moon/chinas-change-7-moon-probe-will-l
aunch-this-weekend-on-the-most-ambitious-lunar-mission-in-history

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