Zestyclose-Ad-9420 t1_ja9ehzk wrote
Reply to comment by chasonreddit in Opinion: Mining on the moon is no longer a loony idea, and Canada can capitalize on it by Gari_305
I imagine the time factor is actually the main factor vs the moon.
chasonreddit t1_ja9fzu0 wrote
Yes. You notice how I cleverly added "ignoring the time factor". There are near Earth asteroids, but I don't know the density or types. In today's world you can't make an investment with a 45 year payback.
If we could develop vehicles that didn't need low-energy orbits we could.. but that takes a space infrastructure that would take the resource we need. It's a total bootstrap problem.
Zestyclose-Ad-9420 t1_ja9n82n wrote
Its not a bootstrap problem. You just start at the Moon :P
chasonreddit t1_jaabyh3 wrote
Actually I think you are right. As I thought it through.
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