How Moon Gas Could Solve Climate Change
http://thefederalist.com/2015/11/11/how-moon-gas-could-solve-climate-change/
Snark People says:
Would it kill the moonbats who are crying "Climate Change!!"?
Quote from: Smart People on Nov 16, 2015, 06:08
Snark People says:
Would it kill the moonbats who are crying "Climate Change!!"?
Nice juxtaposition as Moonbat was first used by Robert Heinlein in his short story "Space Jockey" it was the name of the spaceship that shuttled to and from the moon. He was one of my favorite authors in High School way back in the Jurassic period.
;)
You don't have to be old to love Heinlein.
Let's see if I understand this correctly: Someone wants to spend billions of dollars to go the moon to harvest tons of Helium-3 that is just lying around after millenia of being spewed out from the sun in the solar wind. Do we have proof or is this all just theoretical? Did the astronauts bring back samples to verify the purity of this helium?
Quote from: Chimera on Nov 16, 2015, 11:13
Did the astronauts bring back samples to verify the purity of this helium?
Yes
Mining The MoonA sample of soil from the rim of Camelot crater slid from my scoop into a Teflon bag to begin its trip to Earth with the crew of Apollo 17. Little did I know at the time, on Dec. 13, 1972, that sample 75501, along with samples from Apollo 11 and other missions, would provide the best reason to return to the moon in the 21st century. That realization would come 13 years later. In 1985, young engineers at the University of Wisconsin discovered that lunar soil contained significant quantities of a remarkable form of helium. Known as helium-3, it is a lightweight isotope of the familiar gas that fills birthday balloons.
http://www.popularmechanics.com/space/moon-mars/a235/1283056/
probly cheeper two mine n transport from the moon than bi it from canada and the candy reactors, huh?
Quote from: Chimera on Nov 16, 2015, 11:13
Let's see if I understand this correctly: Someone wants to spend billions of dollars to go the moon to harvest tons of Helium-3 that is just lying around after millenia of being spewed out from the sun in the solar wind. Do we have proof or is this all just theoretical? Did the astronauts bring back samples to verify the purity of this helium?
AIUI it's private money, not public,....
Quote from: SloGlo on Nov 16, 2015, 10:35
probly cheeper two mine n transport from the moon than bi it from canada and the candy reactors, huh?
probly easier to get this approved than an earthbound pipeline from Canada south through the US of A,....
probly a lot easier,... [coffee]
Quote from: GLW on Nov 17, 2015, 03:52
AIUI it's private money, not public,....
That was my understanding, too. I was only commenting on the cost versus return on investment for the venture.
Quote from: GLW on Nov 17, 2015, 03:52
probly easier to get this approved than an earthbound pipeline from Canada south through the US of A,....
probly a lot easier,... [coffee]
have the donald build a beautiful, gorgeous strip mall above the pipeline. it will be done n done rite. it'll be magnificent!
Quote from: SloGlo on Nov 17, 2015, 01:34
have the donald build a beautiful, gorgeous strip mall above the pipeline. it will be done n done rite. it'll be magnificent!
Until it goes bankrupt.
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