Is the Moon Worth Mining?
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The article 'Is the Moon Worth Mining?' sparks discussion on the feasibility of lunar mining, with commenters expressing skepticism about the viability of such ventures given past experiences and the challenges involved.
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Moon (and asteroid) mining is all well and good provided everything goes to plan. Things rarely go to plan. Two plans that jump out is George W Bush's 2020 Moon base and Trumps 2024 Man on the moon landing. Those didn't even get anywhere close but not for lack of ambition.
I mean I hope to be proven wrong, but there is a lot that needs to go right before I am wrong.