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Re:Why the Evidence of Water on the Moon is Bad News by borism on Sunday September 27, 2009 @07:08PM (#847381)
But that's why we shouldn't do manned missions first!
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Re:Why the Evidence of Water on the Moon is Bad News by rbanffy on Monday September 28, 2009 @09:17AM (#848350)
You can't perfect the manned spaceflight protocols with unmanned probes. The Moon is a stepping stone towards Mars and, if we can mine lunar regolith for metals, water and propellant (LOX, LH2), we are golden: the lunar base can become the best spot for building and launching spacecraft.

I wonder if there is carbon and nitrogen there too. That would make colonization much simpler.

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