Friday, October 22, 2010

So, gravity is stronger than a vacuum.

The results from LCROSS are in and... The moon is not a useless lump of uninteresting regolith after all.
The moon is smothered in resources from Ammonia to Xenon all frozen or chemically bound in compounds found on the surface. There is water too, in quantities that make living on the moon and wanting for little a very tantalizing prospect.
Elon Musk has the right idea by investing in space. Governments are too concerned with elections to take risks or make mistakes. Private enterprise is the only way for space to be exploited properly. If anyone has a job for an old programmer on the moon, let me know ASAP.

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