- cross-posted to:
- space@kbin.social
- cross-posted to:
- space@kbin.social
Moon mining gains momentum as private companies plan for a lunar economy::A number of entrepreneurial groups have shared their strategies to turn the moon into a hustle and bustle world of marketable services.
Building a (single) moon base is no the same as focusing on mining the shit out of it.
As long as the mass stays broadly the same, I don’t see the issue?
There should be some rules put in place prior to moon mining. America’s national parks allow some oil drilling but there are rules and public input that is allowed.
That’s to protect fauna and flora, zero of which exist on the moon.
I’d be happy to see lights from moonbased operations from earth