From: Forrest Bishop (forrestb@ix.netcom.com)
Date: Sun Mar 08 1998 - 02:19:36 MST
> > GBurch1 wrote:
> ...confirmation of ice deposits at the moon's poles. Although most on this list
> would probably agree that asteroid resources will be more important in the
> long-term, the lunar ice deposits may well be the most valuable
> extraterrestrial real estate in the near term.
>
> I'm sure all of the spacegeeks on the list like me have been busily designing
> ice extractors since the announcement. An automated system for extracting and
Maybe just lay plastic film over an area, secure the rim with dirt and
add heat
+ vacuum pump.
> A real problem with any such projects, though, will be the nuclear nuts'
> ravings about plutonium RTGs. By definition, solar power won't be available
> for any of this work, and so RTGs and, for the real work, genuine power
> reactors, will be the only viable power sources.
Not necessarily. Solar or thermal panels laid out on a exterior crater
rim
near the pole may receive power about 50% of the time. This can be
beamed via
microwave either directly or through a transponder to many line of sight
locations inside a crater or whatever. Ditto for mirrors.
> The first step, though, is staking a claim that would entice investment in the
> water mining endeavor. Assuming the claim regime I mentioned here last
I think "staking a claim" is a natural consequence of just doing it.
Sorry,
didn't read your "claim regime" ms.
Forrest
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