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And people say that colonizing space is a waste of money. I bet this one star would pay for the ship to get there!
by zoomzoom 16y ago
And people say that colonizing space is a waste of money. I bet this one star would pay for the ship to get there!
- ChuckMcM 16y agoThere is actually a valid argument that investing in planetary / stellar exploration and exploitation is a net win for humanity. The 3He on the moon is probably the closest example, followed by the hydrocarbons in Titan's atmosphere. However there is the 'egg' problem of a viable industrial base off planet. I suspect that colonizing the moon has at least 'bonus value' associated with 3He supplies in the Chinese moon plans.
- yread 16y agoIs the Moon that good of a source for 3He? Wikipedia doesn't suggest that - it says that the Moon is thought to have 0,01 to 0.05 ppm on surface while natural gases contain up to 7% of normal helium with some of it in 3He form and the atmosphere itself contains 1.38ppm