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Blowing up the Moon for Resources

Should mankind be mining on the Moon?

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There will be no peace for the man on the moon, when companies start their mining operation. NASA has announced that mining operations will be starting on the moon very soon.

The Lunar Gold Rush: How Moon Mining Could Work

The moon holds hundreds of billions of dollars of untapped resources. Private companies are now planning a lunar economy.

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There will be a lot of “blowing up” areas on the moon, where minerals are detected. A number of the materials that will be extracted from the Moon are oxygen, water, fuel, metals to fabricate lunar housing, landing pads, along with other structures and products. At present policies, rules, regulations are being put in place, so that the creation of a lunar economy can be set into motion.