Rick Jones wrote:
In sci.space.history Eric Chomko wrote:

So how does a lone guy get sent to the moon on a three year
contract?


World-class cost structure?


Actually, when you think about it, using the absolute minimal crew at
the station makes a lot of sense over that period of time due to all the
food and water you can avoid having to send to the Moon.
By weight, the total amount of helium 3 being sent back to Earth won't
be that much, so keeping cargo costs and weight to the Moon down lets
you use fairly small spacecraft for resupplying the base and returning
product.

Pat