Reminds me a bit of Robert Heinlein's "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Moon_Is_a_Harsh_Mistress http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The

Reminds me a bit of Robert Heinlein's "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Moon_Is_a_Harsh_Mistress http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Moon_Is_a_Harsh_Mistress The colony is dug underground in the moon and various resources are shot back to earth with a large catapult. And a super computer plays a large role in the plot. My hope is that a private company may find profit in something like this, even if it is subcontracting for NASA or as part of the efforts of getting people to Mars.