[extropy-chat] SPACE: Back to the Moon (?)

[JAY DUGGER]

On Fri, 31 Oct 2003 07:11:45 -0800 (PST)
  "Robert J. Bradbury" <bradbury at aeiveos.com> wrote:

>Why not a simple production plant to crank out either 
>sheet silicon
>or titanium -- plenty of both up there.  Welding titanium 
>is a bit
>tricky but ought to eliminate the loss of gas problem 
>Eugen was
>discussing.  Since you have to separate O2 from the Si/Ti 


Will either of those two vacuum-weld? Plenty of vacuum on 
the Moon.

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