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2018-08-22 Science

Water ice just discovered on the surface of the moon, a game-changer for the cost of Moon Base Alpha.

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Posted by 3dc 2018-08-22 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 So exciting!

Posted by trailing wife 2018-08-22 00:37|| 2018-08-22 00:37|| Front Page Top

#2 "Maybe we could talk Apple into investing $5B (1 wk profit per year) into building infrastructure to support humanity’s return to the moon. Sure would inspire kids to STEM."

I like it!

Posted by Skidmark 2018-08-22 01:18|| 2018-08-22 01:18|| Front Page Top

#3 It is the 21st century.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2018-08-22 01:58|| 2018-08-22 01:58|| Front Page Top

#4 Cause a motel hallway ice machine would be to expensive to bring with.

Old news making me wonder why they are claiming "just discovered".

Posted by Woodrow 2018-08-22 05:21|| 2018-08-22 05:21|| Front Page Top

#5 It is the 21st century.

We live in a time where humanity has colonized a planet completely with robots.

All the rovers on Mars. No longer science fiction but science reality.

Posted by DarthVader 2018-08-22 09:11|| 2018-08-22 09:11|| Front Page Top

#6 Now, if it were HEAVY water...

Posted by Skidmark 2018-08-22 11:43|| 2018-08-22 11:43|| Front Page Top

#7 I think I prefer refreshed 'old' news to 'fake' news.

Posted by Skidmark 2018-08-22 11:44|| 2018-08-22 11:44|| Front Page Top

#8 Now, if it were HEAVY water...

We'd need to dust-off Operation Gunnerside.

Posted by swksvolFF 2018-08-22 16:06|| 2018-08-22 16:06|| Front Page Top

#9 I thought a moon base was not possible because moon dust destroys lung tissue .

Posted by Clese the Limber2446 2018-08-22 17:23|| 2018-08-22 17:23|| Front Page Top

#10 If there is water, then maybe that documentary about a secret Nazi base on the dark side of the Moon is true.

Posted by SteveS 2018-08-22 18:54|| 2018-08-22 18:54|| Front Page Top

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