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Published 7 years ago by archmagician with 1 Comments
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Robotic landers could start mining the moon as early as 2020

Moon Express has just unveiled plans for three lunar expeditions. The firm aims to mine moon rocks to sell on Earth, and vague laws mean it probably can

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  • drunkenninja
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    Every time I hear about moon mining, I just go back to that scene in the Time Machine movie where the moon breaks up.

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