Mining on the Moon is a perfect idea for manufacturing spacecraft and there is lots of titanium there, which is the metal of choice for space ships and tools, which will be needed in space. It costs too much to send up things into space due to the cost per ounce to reach terminal velocity to escape the Earth’s atmosphere. Rocket engines take a lot of fuel and need a lot of power to life the spacecraft plus its cargo.
There are already many plans to dig up, mine, collect and use the titanium to make the spacecraft. In fact there are many designs for mining equipment and manufacturing apparatuses to make things with the titanium once collected and processed. NASA is now looking at many possible plans to make this dream a reality before 2018.
How much titanium is on the Moon, enough to build 100 ‘Star Trek’ size USS Enterprises, in fact some scientist believe that the moon is part of the Earth’s core and that means the Earth must have huge veins of Titanium also, like the vein which was exposed after the Indonesia Earthquake and Tsunami.
Titanium is presently so valuable and in short supply on the surface of our planet that it makes the moon potentially a valuable source for mining of the metal. This is good news for the commercial future of Space and the vital investment needed to make a Lunar Colony viable. Think on this.
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