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The most immediate reason to into space and back to the moon is to collect Helium 3 (H3) which is abundant on the moon's surface due to solar wind bombardment, but extremely rare on earth. H3 would be the perfect fuel for a fusion reactor. This is why Russia and China want to go to the moon. After the moon, then on to Mars which will require fusion rockets, so gotta get that H3 first. Once we get to Mars, it will be much easier to engineer a breathable atmosphere with fusion technology.
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I hope Russia makes a significant advance, because it might cause American right-wingers to get scared and demand new spending on space research.
Not sure if you guys have already read it, but Sumner fired a shot at MMT yesterday: http://www.themoneyillusion.com/?p=20705
Stephen Hawking says space exploration is key to saving humanity.......
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/11/stephen-hawking-space-exploration-humanity_n_3061329.html
Sumner's funny.
We'll sick Fullwiler on him. :)
We're handing over our space program to Elon Musk and Richard Branson. Space tourism for rich people. What a joke.
Tyler,
Right, it's all "an illusion" to him.... he's not lying imo.
The fact that people listen to SS just shows the abysmal level of ignorance out there.
The most immediate reason to into space and back to the moon is to collect Helium 3 (H3) which is abundant on the moon's surface due to solar wind bombardment, but extremely rare on earth. H3 would be the perfect fuel for a fusion reactor. This is why Russia and China want to go to the moon. After the moon, then on to Mars which will require fusion rockets, so gotta get that H3 first. Once we get to Mars, it will be much easier to engineer a breathable atmosphere with fusion technology.
www.explainingthefuture.com/helium3.html
Yeah, at this rate in a few years the American Empire will be a memory like the British Empire.
Effort would be better spent mapping the "space" between the average voter's ears?
How about mapping the system "space" existing between 535 Congresspeople?
That unbridged Congressional "space" coincides pretty well with our national Output Gap.
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