Lunar Helium 3 Could Meet Earth's Energy Demands

Posted by timothy on Saturday November 27, 2004 @07:33AM from the bring-back-the-rest-of-the-tang dept.

starannihilator writes "Helium 3, rare on the earth but abundant on the moon, may prove to be a feasible energy source with NASA's Moon-Mars initiative. Despite the American Physical Society's Report that the initiative harms science, the moon may actually benefit humans because it contains 10 times more energy than all the fossil fuels on earth. Long hailed as a potential source of energy, and outlined in detail by the Artemis Project, helium 3 may solve earth's energy crisis without any radioactive byproducts. The only problem: the reactor technology for converting helium 3 to energy is still in its infancy. Read more about the Artemis Project's information about fusion power from the moon here." Reader muditgarg points out that India has just hosted a global conference on Moon exploration and utilization, and adds a link to this related story on KeralaNext.

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Re:China: Keep this Technology Secret by Anonymous Coward · 2004-11-27 07:50 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Sure. USA dominance = good thing, China dominance = bad thing; despite by comparison history of China being more humane than USA? Nationalist fool.
Re:History? We live in 2004, not 1534. by lazy_playboy · 2004-11-27 08:55 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Score:0, Troll

Oooo oo oo, just had to spend those mod points, didn't we? Why don't you go look for something positive?
It's dickheads like you, that force us to browse at -1 nested.