Article

2009-06-30 Science & Technology

Japanese spacecraft finds Uranium on the moon

Archived material is restricted to Rantburg regulars and members. If you need access email fred.pruitt=at=gmail.com with your nick to be added to the members list. There is no charge to join Rantburg as a member.

Posted by 3dc 2009-06-30 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 Mine the moon?

Posted by OldSpook 2009-06-30 00:27|| 2009-06-30 00:27|| Front Page Top

#2 Super. Just as the Space Shuttle goes out of service, and just as China is ramping up its manned space flight program.

Damn.

Posted by Seafarious 2009-06-30 00:29|| 2009-06-30 00:29|| Front Page Top

#3 Uranium is cheap enough on earth that we don't bother recycling the stuff in this country, even though it would help the nuclear waste problem substantially.

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2009-06-30 01:00|| 2009-06-30 01:00|| Front Page Top

#4 Uranium isn't like food...you only need a few pounds of it to power a whole spacecraft.

Posted by gromky 2009-06-30 05:03|| 2009-06-30 05:03|| Front Page Top

#5 Good for them.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2009-06-30 05:12|| 2009-06-30 05:12|| Front Page Top

#6 Finally a place to send IAEA inspectors to, since they're of little or no use here on Earth.

Posted by Procopius2k 2009-06-30 06:46|| 2009-06-30 06:46|| Front Page Top

#7 Japan has got the coolest little space program you've never heard of. Nice work, Kaguya!

Posted by Mike 2009-06-30 07:37|| 2009-06-30 07:37|| Front Page Top

#8 Now, let's put a nuclear waste dump on the far side of the moon, and then we'll see what happens.

Am I showing my age?

Posted by Eric Jablow">Eric Jablow 2009-06-30 08:22|| 2009-06-30 08:22|| Front Page Top

#9 There may be U on the moon, but I seriously doubt that there is very much of it or that it is concentrated enough to be economically feasible to mine.

Posted by Spot">Spot 2009-06-30 08:36|| 2009-06-30 08:36|| Front Page Top

#10 Now the only thing left to do is squeeze the moon small enough to achieve critical mass.

Posted by ed 2009-06-30 08:51|| 2009-06-30 08:51|| Front Page Top

#11 Hans Blix to the moon!

Posted by Lagom 2009-06-30 09:57|| 2009-06-30 09:57|| Front Page Top

#12 Yeah, like Procopius2k said....

Posted by Uncle Phester 2009-06-30 12:22|| 2009-06-30 12:22|| Front Page Top

#13 Eric Jablow,
1999 was 10 years ago.

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2009-06-30 19:22|| 2009-06-30 19:22|| Front Page Top

#14 Publicity report babble. They're looking for He3 and won't release those findings.

This century's gold rush started years ago when He3 was discovered in lunar samples collected by Apollo missions.
www.popularmechanics.com/science/air_space/1283056.html?page=4

The first 'claim' to be worked for a return trip with a load is right around the corner...if they find what they're looking for.

Posted by logi_cal 2009-06-30 22:23|| 2009-06-30 22:23|| Front Page Top

#15 D *** NG IT, BOYZ, I KNEW IT - WE'VE FOUND KING GHIDERA = MONSTER X [must inform GODZILLA]!

Posted by JosephMendiola 2009-06-30 23:32|| 2009-06-30 23:32|| Front Page Top

23:56 JosephMendiola
23:47 JosephMendiola
23:37 JosephMendiola
23:32 JosephMendiola
23:29 JosephMendiola
23:28 JosephMendiola
23:20 JosephMendiola
23:15 JosephMendiola
23:12 JosephMendiola
23:10 JosephMendiola
23:07 tu3031
23:07 JosephMendiola
23:03 Muggsy Glink
22:48 Snomose Hatfield3988
22:41 Barbara Skolaut
22:34 Barbara Skolaut
22:23 logi_cal
21:23 phil_b
21:14 Frank G
21:06 Redneck Jim
21:00 Frank G
20:58 Redneck Jim
20:22 Redneck Jim
20:20 Frank G