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Space/Science » in reply to Re: First of all, you have to have a realistic projection of costs

Perhaps, perhaps not
Larry J — (archived)

<And I would add if there is H2O ice on the Moon it is in a "concrete" form and in a very very very cold environment with "contaminates" such as ammonia ices...

Since no one has actually sent a probe to investigate the suspected ice, your supposition is just so much more opinion from your anal data store. You might be right, but until we actually investigate, no one knows for sure. Why not find out before dismissing the idea out of hand.

As for the ammonia ice, if present, it shouldn't be all that hard to separate from water ice and could well prove very valuable in it's own right. For example, ammonia is a dandy fertilizer that could be used to help grow plants in space.

As for needing to launch tons of supplies into space to reach the moon, you're quite right. However, if the resources are there, you many only have to do it a few times until the extraction and processing infrastructure is there. Otherwise, we'll have to keep doing it over and over again ad nauseum. Perhaps there's a better way...

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