http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Artic le_Type1&c=Article&cid=1090275619550&call_pageid=970599109774&col=Columnist1 039086182843 Jul. 20, 2004. 10:34 AM Scientists long for return to moon More exploration, mining of lunar resources urged A tremendous amount still to be learned: Expert PETER CALAMAI SCIENCE REPORTER <SNIP> "I fully expect to see people on the moon again within the next 10 to 15 years," Schmitt says. He's hoping those people will be attracted by the prospect of mining helium-3, a lighter form of the gas commonly used to fill party balloons. Produced here largely as a very scarce by-product of nuclear weapons, helium-3 is naturally locked inside rocks at the Sea of Tranquility where Apollo 11 landed. More than a decade's research has demonstrated that helium-3 can generate electricity by fuelling a terrestrial nuclear fusion reactor easier to build and run than existing designs. <SNIP> <END QUOTE> Good grief.... just what we need: more science confusion in the media. Jaro ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.717 / Virus Database: 473 - Release Date: 7/8/2004
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