New Chinese plans to mine water on the Moon show why the time for international law for the Moon is now.
https://thedebrief.org/scientists-have-developed-an-innovative-method-of-producing-water-on-the-moon/?
New Chinese plans to mine water on the Moon show why the time for international law for the Moon is now.
https://thedebrief.org/scientists-have-developed-an-innovative-method-of-producing-water-on-the-moon/?
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Tiny patches of the lunar surface are high value real estate compared to elsewhere else. High on ridges on the south pole are spots that have almost 24 access to the sun. Within those, some may have better water, or caves for sheltering buildings. At only 50 kg water per tonne of regolith, each of these bases may need dozens of square kilometers of that.
China is already planning for its lunar base, and I suspect may build one sooner than anyone else. No doubt it’s planning to take dibs on the best spots – who wouldn’t?, but isn’t it time the law stepped in here to work this out.
Can we ever leave shit alone?
Nah f*** that let’s start messing with the one thing that helps every living thing on this planet.
This feels like “We can’t beat China to the moon so let’s put some arbitrary rules in place, despite having no jurisdiction to do so, allowing us to not be completely dead in the water when we eventually get there.”
Want a piece of the moon? Maybe try harder to get there sooner.
Removing mass from the moon shouldn’t cause any implications on earth
I’m no space doctor but based on my experience with tides, this sounds like a bad idea
They are obligated to beat the imperialists; the American Indians tried to warn us about the consequences of selling moon burials.