• Mining the Moon

    From Lee Lofaso@2:203/2 to All on Fri May 8 03:59:22 2020
    Hello Everybody,

    Who owns the Moon?

    The USA planted its flag on the Moon, making that very claim.
    In fact, the USA planted a whole lot of flags on the Moon, not
    just the one planted on lunar soil by Neil Armstrong.

    And you know what that means.

    Donald J. Trump owns the Moon. As POTUS, he created his very
    own Space Force, supposedly a separate branch of the US military.
    That way, as Commander-in-Chief, Donald J. Trump can lead the
    charge to do whatever he wants with the Moon.

    So what does Donald J. Trump want to do with the Moon?
    Obviously, he must have a plan. Otherwise, he would not have
    created a Space Force.

    Donald J. Trump was a real estate developer before he took office
    as President of the United States. Now that he owns the Moon, he
    wants to develop it so he can make a profit. And what better way
    to that than to mine it?

    Mining the Moon for All it is Worth

    Source: Reuters

    By Meg Hilling
    May 7, 2020

    Reuters reports that the Trump Administration is drafting an outline
    for development and mining activity on the moon.
    The Trump administration is developing legal plans to begin mining on
    the moon and create bases there with a number of U.S. allies, according
    to Reuters.

    The outlet reports that the plans are part of a U.S.-sponsored
    international agreement known as the Artemis Accords. Mining lunar
    rocks and subsurface water could be converted to rocket fuel.

    Reuters says sources say the agreement proposes "safety zones" to
    prevent countries from damaging future bases on the moon and irons
    out a legal framework for companies to own the resources they mine.

    Read more:

    https://www.newsy.com/stories/u-s-aims-to-mine-the-moon/



    note: Since the Moon is hollow, puncturing the shell might pop
    it, like a balloon, and then leave the Earth surrounded by a bunch
    of smaller rocks that will later plummet into the Earth causing
    lots of death and destruction. OTOH, we will all probably already
    be dead due to COVID-19, so it won't really matter.

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