readbeanicecream@kbin.social to Space@kbin.social · 1 year agoMoon mining gains momentum as private companies plan for a lunar economywww.space.comexternal-linkmessage-square26fedilinkarrow-up126arrow-down10file-text
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minus-squarezhunk@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoOrbiting or landing on the moon seems like an unnecessary delta-v tollbooth if the eventual target is asteroid mining. Why would you slow down to get to the moon if you eventually have to speed back up to get out to the asteroid belt?
minus-squaresome_guy@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoWhy would you “slow down to get to the moon” when you started there?
Orbiting or landing on the moon seems like an unnecessary delta-v tollbooth if the eventual target is asteroid mining. Why would you slow down to get to the moon if you eventually have to speed back up to get out to the asteroid belt?
Why would you “slow down to get to the moon” when you started there?