[ExI] Moooon

[Eugen Leitl]

On Wed, Jul 20, 2011 at 08:52:19PM -0600, Kelly Anderson wrote:
> The only force that will get us to the moon is capitalism. Bill Stone
> has an actual plan for this...
> http://www.ted.com/talks/bill_stone_explores_the_earth_and_space.html
> 
> Short version... There are tons of ice on the moon. Delivering tons of
> water to low earth orbit from the moon would be cheaper than getting

You can make fuel directly and deliver just the fuel. There's no
more sense for canned monkeys in LEO than canned monkeys on
the Moon.

Some industrial processes love UHV, but some work best in water.

> it up from earth. He thinks this is commercially realizable in 7
> years. This is a BOLD and imaginative use for the moon. The talk is
> inspirational, and the moon stuff starts about two thirds of the way
> through.

Talk is cheap. We've had plenty of it.

Give us cheap access to LEO, and we'll give you the Moon.

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