Lunar Mining, Processing & Refining (Narration Only)
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
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The Future of the Space Industry
City Group analysts are expecting the annual revenue of the space industry to hit a trillion dollars by 2040, and they're predicting a 95% reduction in launch costs. A single parabolic dish or a foot electric solar panel around a meter across that was steadily producing 100 watts on average for a decade would be able to produce over 2,000 kilograms of rocket fuel under electrolysis. We also have some carbon dioxide on the moon and we are getting pre-skilled at separating carbon from oxygen. Neither say carbon dioxide is handy for plant growth on the moon, which would reduce food you need to bring in.
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