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2019-04-17 Science

There is more accessible titanium on the Moon than on the Earth.

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Posted by 3dc 2019-04-17 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 There is more accessible titanium on the Moon than on the Earth.

For some definitions of the word "accessible". Let's see one of these up there Hitachi's EH5000AC-3 mine truck has the payload capacity of 326t.

Posted by AlanC 2019-04-17 07:58|| 2019-04-17 07:58|| Front Page Top

#2 The CIA bought all the titanium to build the SR-71's, which were supposed to be the RS-71 but Johnson screwed it up, from Russia.

Posted by Deacon Blues 2019-04-17 08:23|| 2019-04-17 08:23|| Front Page Top

#3 AlanC - A fully loaded 2nd stage of the StarShip (Musk's big rocket) will mass 10,000 metric tons.
I suspect no matter what the official payload is that it could be made to carry a 326 ton load...
(official payload is likely tons less than the SLS so they don't piss off NASA)...

Posted by 3dc 2019-04-17 13:49|| 2019-04-17 13:49|| Front Page Top

#4 Also, why send unrefined ore to Earth?

Posted by 3dc 2019-04-17 13:56|| 2019-04-17 13:56|| Front Page Top

#5 We claim this in the name of the Empire and will use it to build more Death Stars.

Posted by DarthVader 2019-04-17 14:11|| 2019-04-17 14:11|| Front Page Top

#6 Ha, a lunar sand crawler digger, smelter, casting and machine shop!

Posted by Skidmark 2019-04-17 15:46|| 2019-04-17 15:46|| Front Page Top

#7 This ain't exactly new news

Posted by Cheaderhead 2019-04-17 20:41|| 2019-04-17 20:41|| Front Page Top

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