Of course we can mine the moon. The biggest technical issue to solve is moon dust. We would need to keep it out of the equipment.
CAN WE MINE THE MOON? THE TOP FIVE THINGS HUMANITY NEEDS TO SURVIVE IN SPACE
Ever since humans landed on the Moon, we’ve wondered if the time would ever come for us to explore it and possibly even colonize it. Faced with challenging environmental conditions, we would have to overcome the lack of oxygen, food, water, energy, and we would have to find a way to build a shelter.
Dealing with all of these obstacles would require a lot of resources. Bringing them with us from Earth would be very expensive so, what if we could take advantage of all the resources the Moon has to offer?
Here are five ways we can mine the Moon and begin a complete shift to going “off-world.”
MINING FOR WATER
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MINING FOR HELIUM-3
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MINING THE REGOLITH FOR OXYGEN
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PROBING FOR RARE EARTH METALS (REM)