Spanish airline reserves 10 Airlander airships from Bedford-based firm

Re:Spanish airline reserves 10 Airlander airships from Bedfo... by moffkalast on Tuesday October 11, 2022 @10:16AM (#33163641)

Same goes for fossil fuels, but that doesn't stop us from burning billions of tons of them per year like we have an infinite supply.

And unlike fossil fuels that are (likely) only found on Earth, Helium is the second most common element in the universe and can be found literally everywhere once you're off planet. Plus we can technically manufacture it from radioactive decay.

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Re:Spanish airline reserves 10 Airlander airships from Bedfo... by roelschroeven on Tuesday October 11, 2022 @11:00AM (#33164149)

> can be found literally everywhere once you're off planet

In the vacuum of space, not enough to be harvested. Presumably the same for asteroids, moons and planets.

Stars have lots and lots of helium, but good luck mining it.

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