▲ 107 ▼ Helium-3 mining on Moon: A new frontier for science and geopolitics (interestingengineering.com) submitted 1 year ago by kalkulat@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 32 comments fedilink hide all child comments Going to be some very expensive gas. "Apollo samples typically showed helium-3 concentrations measured in parts per billion. That means enormous volumes of regolith must be processed to extract useful gas. The basic industrial recipe is straightforward on paper. "
[+] Fyrnyx@kbin.melroy.org 18 points 1 year ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] frezik@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 1 year ago* Making the same mistake the Soviets did with their space program. It was more important as national prestige than doing the actual building blocks that get you to the next steps. NASA had far, far more spillover effects into the nation at large than the Soviets ever did. Semiconductors alone are an incalculable benefit. The last tankie I mentioned this to retorted "Russia had weather satellites". Yes, they're adorable. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] frezik@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 1 year ago* Making the same mistake the Soviets did with their space program. It was more important as national prestige than doing the actual building blocks that get you to the next steps. NASA had far, far more spillover effects into the nation at large than the Soviets ever did. Semiconductors alone are an incalculable benefit. The last tankie I mentioned this to retorted "Russia had weather satellites". Yes, they're adorable. permalink fedilink source parent