Submitted by Gari_305 t3_z1un3x in Futurology
Gari_305 OP t1_ixcv9t7 wrote
From the Article
>NASA's successful Moon rocket launch last week will be a boon for private companies, experts tell Axios.
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>Why it matters: As global economic growth slows, space and Moon exploration could become a source of ignition for new ventures and jobs.
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>The successful launch of Artemis I is "opening the door for expanding the lunar economy," says Takeshi Hakamada, CEO of ispace, which is planning to launch its first private mission to the Moon on Nov. 28.
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>Driving the news: NASA's un-crewed Artemis I mission showed companies looking to do business on and around the Moon that they would likely have a major customer there in the coming years.
Which leads to an important question, with the idea of having people living on the moon this decade being the goal for NASA, along with the fact of other countries vying to mine Helium 3 on the Moon are we going to see a scenario of a Moon Industrial Complex and renewal of great power play between the US and China?
sorped t1_ixe3c2c wrote
Just another theatre to vie for dominance, thus wealth and power.
ismashugood t1_ixegkln wrote
Which will inevitably lead to the ruination of the moon in some way. Just spreading our filth and scarring across the solar system.
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