On Tue, 14 Dec 2004 04:51:53 -0500, Nick Hull wrote:

I was reading in Popular Mechanics about a harebrained scheme to mine
the He3 from the moon to provide nuclear electricity for the earth. The
rough guesses were that mining 1 sq mile of the moon might yield 200# of
He3 which should provide electricity for Detroit for a year.

Why not just build the power plant on the moon & feed the energy to Detroit with
long wires? The wires could also help control the moon's orbit becuase I here
it's drifting away from us?

Sometimes the simpleest ideas are the best.