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Here’s how we could mine the moon for rocket fuel

10 mins | May 26, 2020
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The Artemis program aims to usher in a new age of lunar mining. But how, exactly? For countless politicians and global leaders, exploding the natural resources of the Moon has been the stuff of dreams. A new NASA program, however, could make that reality. Neel V. Patel, writing in MIT Technology Review, finds out more.

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