Australia: well placed to join the Moon mining race ... or is it?
- Written by Andrew Dempster, Director, Australian Centre for Space Engineering Research; Professor, School of Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications, UNSW
The Moon could be mined for water.NASA/JPL
It’s 50 years since man first stepped on the Moon. Now the focus is on going back to our nearest orbiting neighbour – not to leave footprints, but to mine the place.
Australia has a well-earned reputation as a mining nation. We are home to some of the largest mining companies (such as Vale,...
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