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Moon mining gains momentum as private companies plan for a lunar economy (www.space.com)

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[–] readbeanicecream@kbin.social 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

@uphillbothways Couldn't it be a staging ground, not just for lunar mining, but also asteroid mining?

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[–] zhunk@beehaw.org 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Orbiting or landing on the moon seems like an unnecessary delta-v tollbooth if the eventual target is asteroid mining. Why would you slow down to get to the moon if you eventually have to speed back up to get out to the asteroid belt?

[–] some_guy@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Why would you “slow down to get to the moon” when you started there?