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it was a time of wonder and discovery

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six trips together in the circus reveal

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six trips together in the circus reveal
 

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six trips together in the circus reveal
much about our cases celestial neighbor

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much about our cases celestial neighbor
 

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much about our cases celestial neighbor
and changed forever the way we view our

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and changed forever the way we view our
 

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and changed forever the way we view our
own planet today NASA is looking towards

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own planet today NASA is looking towards
 

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own planet today NASA is looking towards
returning to the moon a permanent lunar

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returning to the moon a permanent lunar
 

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returning to the moon a permanent lunar
base would complement Space Station

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base would complement Space Station
 

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base would complement Space Station
freedom and provide a springboard for

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freedom and provide a springboard for
 

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freedom and provide a springboard for
manned missions to Mars and if

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manned missions to Mars and if
 

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manned missions to Mars and if
researchers at NASA's Center for the

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researchers at NASA's Center for the
 

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researchers at NASA's Center for the
commercial development of space in

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commercial development of space in
 

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commercial development of space in
Wisconsin are successful the first lunar

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Wisconsin are successful the first lunar
 

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Wisconsin are successful the first lunar
settlers will also be miners actually

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settlers will also be miners actually
 

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settlers will also be miners actually
this large automated vehicle would do

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this large automated vehicle would do
 

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this large automated vehicle would do
most of the work processing the moon's

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most of the work processing the moon's
 

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most of the work processing the moon's
rocks and soil to remove a potentially

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rocks and soil to remove a potentially
 

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rocks and soil to remove a potentially
valuable product helium-3 just 25 metric

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valuable product helium-3 just 25 metric
 

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valuable product helium-3 just 25 metric
chance of this rare isotope roughly the

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chance of this rare isotope roughly the
 

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chance of this rare isotope roughly the
capacity of the shuttle cargo bay could

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capacity of the shuttle cargo bay could
 

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capacity of the shuttle cargo bay could
provide enough energy to generate all

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provide enough energy to generate all
 

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provide enough energy to generate all
the electricity used in this country in

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the electricity used in this country in
 

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the electricity used in this country in
an entire meal helium-3 is produced by

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an entire meal helium-3 is produced by
 

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an entire meal helium-3 is produced by
fusion reactions in the Sun and carried

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fusion reactions in the Sun and carried
 

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fusion reactions in the Sun and carried
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through space by the solar wind birds
 

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through space by the solar wind birds
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atmosphere shields us from the solar
 

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atmosphere shields us from the solar
wind but it has been depositing helium-3

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wind but it has been depositing helium-3
 

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wind but it has been depositing helium-3
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on the moon for more than a billion
 

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on the moon for more than a billion
years former senator Jack Schmitt his

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years former senator Jack Schmitt his
 

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years former senator Jack Schmitt his
part of the Apollo 17 mission rich

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part of the Apollo 17 mission rich
 

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part of the Apollo 17 mission rich
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marked our last or as he likes to say
 

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marked our last or as he likes to say
our most recent journey to the lunar

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our most recent journey to the lunar
 

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our most recent journey to the lunar
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surface we can't always use fossil fuels
 

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surface we can't always use fossil fuels
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for the production of electricity there
 

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for the production of electricity there
are many environmental reasons why you

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are many environmental reasons why you
 

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are many environmental reasons why you
don't want to do that one of the most

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don't want to do that one of the most
 

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don't want to do that one of the most
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popular now of course is the addition of
 

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popular now of course is the addition of
co2 to the atmosphere we don't need to

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co2 to the atmosphere we don't need to
 

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co2 to the atmosphere we don't need to
panic but we ought to be making those

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panic but we ought to be making those
 

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panic but we ought to be making those
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kinds of research and development plans
 

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kinds of research and development plans
that we have an alternative to coal and

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that we have an alternative to coal and
 

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that we have an alternative to coal and
other fossil fuels in the

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other fossil fuels in the
 

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other fossil fuels in the
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not-too-distant future studies indicate
 

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not-too-distant future studies indicate
that the amount of radioactivity and a

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that the amount of radioactivity and a
 

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that the amount of radioactivity and a
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device like this generating energy from
 

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device like this generating energy from
helium 3 will be one millionth less than

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helium 3 will be one millionth less than
 

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helium 3 will be one millionth less than
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in nuclear systems used today and no
 

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in nuclear systems used today and no
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greenhouse gases acid rain or solid
 

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greenhouse gases acid rain or solid
wastes will result the proposed mining

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wastes will result the proposed mining
 

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wastes will result the proposed mining
system will be equally kind to the lunar

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system will be equally kind to the lunar
 

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system will be equally kind to the lunar
environment once helium-3

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environment once helium-3
 

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environment once helium-3
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the untainted wants
 

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the untainted wants
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return to the surface leaving it
 

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return to the surface leaving it
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essentially under the process should
 

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essentially under the process should
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also produce a number of byproducts
 

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also produce a number of byproducts
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including water which will be a great
 

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including water which will be a great
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value to a lunar colony and according to
 

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value to a lunar colony and according to
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jerry Kucinski a professor at the
 

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jerry Kucinski a professor at the
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university of wisconsin and member of
 

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university of wisconsin and member of
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the nasa commercial development e-way
 

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the nasa commercial development e-way
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current oil prices makes helium-3 an
 

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current oil prices makes helium-3 an
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even more attractive alternative at
 

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even more attractive alternative at
today's prices helium-3 would be worth

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today's prices helium-3 would be worth
 

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today's prices helium-3 would be worth
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four billion dollars a ton who should
 

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four billion dollars a ton who should
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make a shuttle load worth about a
 

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make a shuttle load worth about a
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hundred billion dollars and that's
 

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hundred billion dollars and that's
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enough I think for any businessman to
 

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enough I think for any businessman to
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figure out a way to make a profit
 

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figure out a way to make a profit
helium-3 mining using the moon's

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helium-3 mining using the moon's
 

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helium-3 mining using the moon's
resources to meet future energy

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resources to meet future energy
 

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resources to meet future energy
requirements on earth