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[–] 2 points 7 months ago (6 children)

The moon could serve as the launch point for further exploration of the solar system. Off the top of my head, the big benefit of that would be asteroid mining.

To me that's the biggest draw of developing our local spaceflight capabilities. Mining on earth is a gigantic environmental issue. If we could do that in space where the ores are already partially exposed, that would be awesome.

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  • [–] 0 points 7 months ago (5 children)

    Off the top of my head, the big benefit of that would be asteroid mining.

    Science fiction is fun but get serious.

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  • [–] 2 points 7 months ago (4 children)

    There are companies already developing the tech to do this.

    ∙	AstroForge
    ∙	Karman+
    ∙	TransAstra
    ∙	Asteroid Mining Corporation (AMC)
    ∙	Origin Space​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
    
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