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minus-squarefizzle@quokk.aulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·8 days agoOther countries are gearing up too though right? If the US isn’t there, China and others will be. IDK what resources are on the moon itself, but asteroids seem to have loads of accessible minerals. Honestly, I’d prefer these were harvested from asteroids rather than delicate ecosystems on Earth.
minus-squareTrilogy3452@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·8 days agoFrozen water in/underneath craters IIRC. A potential llace to manufacture fuel there
Other countries are gearing up too though right?
If the US isn’t there, China and others will be.
IDK what resources are on the moon itself, but asteroids seem to have loads of accessible minerals.
Honestly, I’d prefer these were harvested from asteroids rather than delicate ecosystems on Earth.
Frozen water in/underneath craters IIRC. A potential llace to manufacture fuel there