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Mining On The Moon

Posted by Hemos on from the fly-me-to-the-moon dept.

The Night Watchman writes "This article on Yahoo News outlines the latest plans in the works for a handful of private companies to begin lunar mining missions within the next 10 years."

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  1. Re:we never landed on the moon (offtopic) by saider · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    If I recall, that was a joke show that the execs at Fox thought would be received by the audience as such. When people started believing the stuff, Fox had to issue a press release indicating that the show was not to be taken seriously. I think they even had another show to point this out. But the original is the one that gets all the ratings, and therefore gets played more often.

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  2. Re:M.U.L.E., anyone? by angelo · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I read Mining on the moon, and immediately thought "Walking on the moon" by the police..

    "I hope that my leg don't break, mining on the moon"

    Thanks for the mp3, it's one of my favourite game tunes.

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  3. Re:there's oil on the moon and mars by Hektor_Troy · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    That explains why the moon is lit up all the time. There are actually aliens pumping oil from the moon already, and the light we see is all the surplus oil/gas being burnt off. That explains so much! Thank you for making it very clear to me.

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  4. Space Flight School by jroyall · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Dear Mr. Mohammed,

    Congratulations on your acceptance to the Emory-Riddle school of space flight. I understand you are enrolled in FL 102 ,Operations and Maneuvering. I hope you will also consider enrolling in FL 101 ,Take Off and Pre-flight, and FL 103 ,Landing, this semester.

    P.S. We have approved your student loan deferment until after job placement.

  5. Re:Is it really time to do this? by Phanatic1a · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    How, exactly, does one go about "screwing up" a lifeless and airless hunk of rock?

  6. Re:Who Owns the Moon? by SubtleNuance · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    , I was not meant to promote him in any way... It's intent is quite the opposite

    Please, this the second time I've posted regarding your .sig*, explain how this 'means the opposite'? If your suggesting that it would somehow play as "its offensive for us to assault the poor in this way" wit. If you expect Middle-America to understand this kind of nuance of languge, I guarantee that statement is wholly mis-understood. The "middle-america" that 100% supports war with Smelly-Foriegners(TM), the "middle-america" that flip-flops on opinion of the most incapable dim-wit yet to serve as a head of state - Just Wont Understand.

    This statement displays a particularly offensive form of sardonic xenophobia, as was intended. It really isn't as sly and humble as you'd like to suggest.

    *Im not suggesting it is to offensive to display, and that you should have to remove it to avoid offending me (or others). I am just trying to understand how you could support such a statement, and if you do, I intend to challenge that support. I am not trying to censor, Im trying to engage the idea.