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Moon mining gains momentum as private companies plan for a lunar economy (www.space.com)
submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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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] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I don't know anything about EM canons but between the moon having a relatively weak gravity well and being within Earth's gravity well, I'd think any method would be much easier to use when it comes to transport to Earth

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ok so I did a small bit of research and found optimistic estimates from groups promoting this of $800kg. You can’t just throw shit at earth, you have to put it down safely. In reality what makes sense is manufacturing stuff that you then don’t have to bring up to the moon, or to mars, or anywhere else off of earth. You build it on the moon instead.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

IDK $800/kg sounds pretty great compared getting from Earth into Earth orbit at $54,000/kg. Doing something like manufacturing and launching satellites would probably become pretty viable once it's set up.