[meteorite-list] Want a Piece of the Moon?

[mark ford]

Howard,   …. No, we would simply have another cheap supplier of He3 !!J   Mind you It would actually be far more profitable to just bring back moon rock, I am sure the first batch would sell for a couple of million bucks a gram.   It amazes me that considering the amount of money (billions and billions) invested in gold and diamond mines,� the moon hasn’t been exploited for its gem-stone potential. (a ‘moon rock’ pendent would sell for millions), it must be worth some ones while sending a probe to bring back a ton of the stuff!   Anyone know what the approximate cost of a 50kg sample return mission to the moon would cost these days?   Cheers, Mark F.   �Howard Wu [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]� WROTE: � When the Chinese start mining helium 3 off the moon are we going to stop them?   Howard Wu mark ford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Tom, I believe there is some 'international treaty on space' that means it belongs to everyone and no one. (A bit like Antarctica). - (Unless of course there is oil there then it's a different story :) It's a pity in some ways it's not like the old days when explorers 'claimed the land for their country', then we really would see a half decent space race, which would really move things along... Mark Ford -----Original Message----- From: Tom aka James Knudson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 07 July 2003 20:39 To: Ken O'Neill; Meteorite-List (E-mail) Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Want a Piece of the Moon? Hello List, On a more serious note; Does any government claim to own the Moon or Mars or any of the other planets? Knowing our government, I would think they would claim the moon as US property. If a small country had plans to mine the Moon, I would think the US would try to stop them. I remember something about some American Indians saying it was theirs. Thanks, Tom Peregrineflier The proudest member of the IMCA 6168 ----- Original Message ----- From: Ken O'Neill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>To: Meteorite-List (E-mail) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>Sent: Monday, July 07, 2003 12:14 PM Subject: RE: [meteorite-list] Want a Piece of the Moon? > http://www.moonestates.com/cat_Mars.asp > > > Purchase a 1 acre plot on Mars for only �14.25 plus registration fee, VAT > and P&P; �19.99 in all. With each property purchased you will receive a > Deed, Constitution, Property Map, *****Mineral Rights*****, and a copy of > the original Declaration of Ownership. In addition 10-acre plots are > available. > > Now all I have to do is work out how to get the rocks back to Earth ! Or > maybe I could sell them on Ebay with the previso the buyer has to collect > them personally ;-) > > > Ken O'Neill > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Adam Hupe > Sent: 07 July 2003 19:06 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [meteorite-list] Want a Piece of the Moon? > > > Dear List Members, > > I found this link entertaining: > > http://www.lunarembassy.com/ > > All the best, > > Adam > > > > > ______________________________________________ > Meteorite-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > > > > ______________________________________________ > Meteorite-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list Want to chat instantly with your online friends? Get the FREE Yahoo! Messenger