[Captain Beyond]

Well if we going to mine it we need to get rid of that Undermining Space Treaty that our so called brilliant leadership at the time saddled us with if we are going to get a chance to own the rights and make a profit from the Moon. We have got to cease and desist this "We are the World outer space mentality" and start putting America's interests first when it comes to Space Exploration. Hopefully private enterprise will get the ball rolling so we can get out there again. If we can get the government out of the way so we can.

[Captain Beyond]

Space ping

[EEGator]

They should be careful. After all, The Moon is a Harsh Mistress.

[PA Engineer]

[who_would_fardels_bear]

If we start taking material off the moon and bringing it to earth then this will cause the tides to dampen.

I'm sure the surfers will have something to say about this!

[HeartlandOfAmerica]

Subtly Shaded Map of Moon Reveals Titanium Treasure Troves

Plenty of reasons to go back to the moon. Hope private enterprise can do it! Cause govt sure won't!

[Pontiac]

Not to rain on your parade but considering the astronomical cost of sending a pound of payload to the moon I can not see finding quantities of even the elusive Helium 3 on the moon being able to turn a profit.

Unless the cost of lifting mass in to orbit can be drastically cut I see no way of turning a profit mining the moon.

Even if you do cut the cost of achieving orbit, the first place to mine would be asteroids because then you would be able to negate the cost of escaping the Moons gravity.

[Krankor]

I doubt these guys are just gonna stand
there and let us take over.

[Revolting cat!]

We’re gonna now fake mining the moon? Where, in a moonbat state?