readbeanicecream to [email protected] • 2 years agoMoon mining gains momentum as private companies plan for a lunar economywww.space.comexternal-linkmessage-square26fedilinkarrow-up126cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
arrow-up126external-linkMoon mining gains momentum as private companies plan for a lunar economywww.space.comreadbeanicecream to [email protected] • 2 years agomessage-square26fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•2 years agoOrbiting or landing on the moon seems like an unnecessary delta-v tollbooth if the eventual target is asteroid mining. Why would you slow down to get to the moon if you eventually have to speed back up to get out to the asteroid belt?
minus-squaresome_guylinkfedilink1•2 years agoWhy would you “slow down to get to the moon” when you started there?
Orbiting or landing on the moon seems like an unnecessary delta-v tollbooth if the eventual target is asteroid mining. Why would you slow down to get to the moon if you eventually have to speed back up to get out to the asteroid belt?
Why would you “slow down to get to the moon” when you started there?