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minus-squareSoulphite@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 days agoMaybe this is why they’re now ramping up going back to the moon? Gonna start fuckin the moon up for all that sweet Helium 3.
minus-squareUnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 days agoWe could be at war with Iran for a century, sending strike teams in to siphon helium out of the ground and smuggle it back to the US in stealth jets and submarines, and it would still be significantly cheaper than trying to mine the moon.
minus-squareSarah Valentine (she/her)@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 days agoI sure hope not. I saw how that went in the Time Machine remake!
minus-squarebitjunkie@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoThey were blasting to build luxury condos iirc
Maybe this is why they’re now ramping up going back to the moon? Gonna start fuckin the moon up for all that sweet Helium 3.
We could be at war with Iran for a century, sending strike teams in to siphon helium out of the ground and smuggle it back to the US in stealth jets and submarines, and it would still be significantly cheaper than trying to mine the moon.
I sure hope not. I saw how that went in the Time Machine remake!
They were blasting to build luxury condos iirc