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China plans moon-walk for 2017
'... The attraction of the moon is not purely scientific. Establishing
a base of operations could potentially be very profitable. Helium-3 has great potential as a non-polluting fuel source, but there is virtually none on Earth. The moon, meanwhile is relatively rich in the isotope. In 2000 researchers reported they had proved helium-3 fusion could work, but acknowledged that it is still a long way from being ready to produce power. Although technology to exploit helium-3 is not yet in place, its value could be astronomical (no pun intended) as a replacement for oil and gas. ®' See http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/11...ina_moon_walk/ for full story. So .... ? |
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