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Is Space Mining Feasible?
Roland Piquepaille writes "There is a large amount of precious minerals on the Moon and Mars. Would it be feasible to bring these valuable materials back on Earth? Space.com says that mining specialists and space engineers, who gathered at the latest Space Resources Roundtable, think the answer is yes. But there are many issues to solve. The first one is to build a permanent base. Then, you have to live on space resources. The article looks at other issues, such as strategic and economic potentials, before examining legal concerns about working conditions and extraterrestrial resource ownership. As the article says about lawyers, it 'turns out you can't leave Earth without them.' This summary contains more details and a rendering of a possible commercial Lunar base."
It's a serious question, monkeyman.
I mean, just how does Luke understand R2 while he's piloting his X-wing to Dagoba? It's mind boggling.
I know it's OT, but why do people just put URLs into their posts without taking the time of making them into links? I mean anyone, at least anyone who reads Slashdot knows the link tag and it's just those extra keys to press to save the rest of the world the bother of highlighting, copying and pasting.
Luke looks at a little screen on his X-Wing that displays the words. You can see it.
He reads it on the display in front of him that R2 is text messaging him on. Hello! :)
"History doesn't repeat itself, but it does rhyme." Mark Twain
I've always wondered how can we call it an Eastern Spiral Arm? How do you define North, South, East and West in space?
Doh! North and South are at the poles!
Beware: In C++, your friends can see your privates!
I want to be the first person to get away with murder in space!
the preceding comment is my own and in no way reflects the opinion of the Joint Chiefs of Staff