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Moon mining gains momentum as private companies plan for a lunar economy (www.space.com)
submitted 1 year ago by L4s to c/technology
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Moon mining gains momentum as private companies plan for a lunar economy::A number of entrepreneurial groups have shared their strategies to turn the moon into a hustle and bustle world of marketable services.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

First, figure out how much the Moon weighs. The find out how much we mine form the Earth each year.

Second, the impact of dozens of flights a day will be much less than the impact of mining the Earth