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Post by thomasallencummins on Oct 23, 2008 9:53:51 GMT -5
www.slate.com/id/2202888/?GT1=38001The article I've referenced does a pretty good job of explaining the global treaties established that prevent squabbling over extra terrestrial real estate. I seem to remember watching a program one evening that dealt with a company that was selling parcels of land on the Moon. I thought at the time that it was quite ridiculous that anyone would pay money for something they would never personally view never mind the fact that you cant sell something you don't own in the first place. But that's American capitalism for you. ;D
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Post by cleburne on Nov 4, 2008 13:29:49 GMT -5
Will human kind ever want to set foot on the Moon to extract whatever minerals might be there or try to live there?
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Post by thomasallencummins on Nov 4, 2008 15:00:26 GMT -5
As far as I know several countries are working toward establishing a permanent Moonbase as soon as possible. It could take decades to accomplish even a rudimentary settlement but that's the plan. Once that happens there will have to be a reliable mode of transportation to and from the base so it's possible that mining could begin soon afterward. I guess we'll see how technology develops in the near future.
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Post by cleburne on Nov 5, 2008 12:46:39 GMT -5
As far as I know several countries are working toward establishing a permanent Moonbase as soon as possible. It could take decades to accomplish even a rudimentary settlement but that's the plan. Once that happens there will have to be a reliable mode of transportation to and from the base so it's possible that mining could begin soon afterward. I guess we'll see how technology develops in the near future. It would be good see in the future proper settlement and exploration of the great cosmos but the prombem I believe is the cost of space travel.When that is tackled there might be more potential 4 space travel e,tc |
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Post by ram on Nov 30, 2008 23:56:46 GMT -5
Well, that article says that the "Moon Treaty" was never accepted by the United States or Russia. So they're keeping their options open, in other words.
And what about China? It has its own ambitions about space that extend to the Moon, and it's got a massive space program to carry out those ambitions. Not saying China will claim any territory on the Moon...just saying they've always done things their own way, so I wouldn't be surprised if they did something that ticked off everyone else.
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Post by thomasallencummins on Dec 1, 2008 13:43:14 GMT -5
You raise a good point, ram. What would the rest of the world do if China ignored the wishes of the world community and moved forward with their considerable resources to begin staking claims to large Lunar territories? There is little I believe could be done except an attempt to match the Chinese movements with those of our own. It will probably be old fashioned competition that develops space travel technology in the future.
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