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 .... ?