"Robotic landers could start mining the moon as early as 2020" Topic

"A permanent robotic mining outpost on the moon could be on the cards as early as 2020. The Florida-based company Moon Express has raised over $45 USD million in funding for three expeditions that will culminate in a mission to mine moon rocks and return them to Earth.

Because the laws governing usage of resources in space are vague, a profit-driven mission of this kind could cause international controversy. "It's something that is being discussed internationally now, but there is no agreed-upon answer, and I'm not sure there's going to be," says Henry Hertzfeld at the George Washington University Space Policy Institute in Washington, DC…"
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Amicalement
Armand

Well, now that Jade Rabbit is no longer working, maybe we'll have a shot at doing some prospecting of our own (for the purpose of claiming stakes later down the road).

Dan
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