Comments on: Mining the moon in 10 years: more science than fiction

By: Mr Tank

Mr Tank — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 11:40:11 +0000

Automated mining and self replicating robots will enable us to mine the moon, the asteroids etc. However, what is never discussed is how we are going to get all these goodies safely back to Earth. Send me 10 billion (aussie dollars thank you) via Western Union and I’ll be happy to tell you…

By: Gordon Roesler

Gordon Roesler — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 03:46:30 +0000

There will be 9 billion people on the planet in 40 years. With luck we can feed them. We may need additional resources to do so, such as the energy to harvest, process, transport and distribute the food. Would you prefer to obtain that energy by digging up Earth, or from somewhere else?

By: MJPC

MJPC — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 21:04:41 +0000

Memo to Clive Palmer;
Stop work on replica Titanic; commence work on replica starship Enterprise.
A message to all Mining Magnates: Boldly go where no one has gone before…and stay there!

By: AR

AR — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 07:12:17 +0000

Perhaps they’ll find coal? And oil?

By: zut alors

zut alors — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 05:57:14 +0000

Monash, the comment was tongue in cheek - I have every confidence we are done for, it’s just a matter of how soon.

By: Dawson Colin

Dawson Colin — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 05:51:16 +0000

Oh great, now Aussie taxpayers will be funding space infrastructure for the exclusive use of Rio and Gina. As if roads, rail and ports were not enough.

By: Monash.edu

Monash.edu — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 05:47:12 +0000

Zut, there might be a slight logical flaw in your suggestion.

By: zut alors

zut alors — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 05:36:32 +0000

Mankind should complete stvffing up earth first before starting on the other planets.

By: Mike Flanagan

Mike Flanagan — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 05:04:30 +0000

And what are they going to discuss???
I might suggest with dismay,perhaps the shipping of oviline back to planet earth.
To scatter it on our oceans to help us survive their brothers onslaught and destruction to our biosphere.
Try and tell me that these plans and investments bare any relavance to the challenges we face and I will lend you my other leg, for it is genuine rubber.

By: klewso

klewso — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 03:14:43 +0000

I’m looking forward to when we get to other planets - mix with the “locals” and treat them like we do here - what they’ll taste like?

By: Monash.edu

Monash.edu — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 02:49:30 +0000

By Jove, haven’t they seen The Time Machine (not the George Pal classic, the much-panned 2002 adaptation)? Mining the moon didn’t end too well there…