[ExI] Earth repositories (on the Moon)

[ablainey at aol.com]

 Interesting idea. Reminds me of one of the first CD-rom drives I bought. back in the days before plug'n'play atapi drive recognition.
The drivers for it came on CD.



 

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From: scerir <scerir at libero.it>
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Sent: Tue, 11 Mar 2008 18:49
Subject: [ExI]  Earth repositories (on the Moon)










Plans are being made for the installation 
of an information storage bank on the moon, 
experts said at a science meeting Strasbourg, France.
The so-called "Doomsday ark" would provide the tools 
for the reconstruction of the human race in case 
civilization is ever destroyed, The Sunday London Times 
reported.
The ark's basic version, which would be buried close 
to the moon's surface, would include hard discs 
containing DNA information and instructions for
growing crops and metal making, the report said.
The underground vault reportedly would transmit data 
to strongly guarded receivers on Earth.
"Eventually, it will be necessary to have a kind of 
Noah's ark there, a diversity of species from the biosphere," 
scientist Bernard Foing said.
The first ark, which would have a 30-year lifespan, 
is expected to be installed on the moon by 2020 at the latest. 
The completed archive should be ready by 2035, scientists said.

For more, see the following link
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/science/article3511818.ece


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