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From: mark ford <markf_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:21:01 2004
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Howard,
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.... No, we would simply have another cheap supplier of He3 !!:-)
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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.
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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!
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Anyone know what the approximate cost of a 50kg sample return mission to =
the moon would cost these days?=20
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Cheers,
Mark F.
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Howard Wu [mailto:freewu2000_at_yahoo.com] WROTE:
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When the Chinese start mining helium 3 off the moon are we going to stop =
them?
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Howard Wu

mark ford <markf_at_ssl.gb.com> wrote:
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 Tom,
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 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 :)
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 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...
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 Mark Ford
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 -----Original Message-----
 From: Tom aka James Knudson [mailto:knudson911_at_frontiernet.net]=20
 Sent: 07 July 2003 20:39
 To: Ken O'Neill; Meteorite-List (E-mail)
 Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Want a Piece of the Moon?
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 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=20
 To: Meteorite-List (E-mail)=20
 Sent: Monday, July 07, 2003 12:14 PM
 Subject: RE: [meteorite-list] Want a Piece of the Moon?
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> http://www.moonestates.com/cat_Mars.asp
>
>
> Purchase a 1 acre plot on Mars for only =A314.25 plus registration =
fee, VAT
> and P&P; =A319.99 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: meteorite-list-admin_at_meteoritecentral.com
> [mailto:meteorite-list-admin_at_meteoritecentral.com]On Behalf Of Adam =
Hupe
> Sent: 07 July 2003 19:06
> To: meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com
> 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
>
>
>
>
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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.<o:p></o:p>

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It amazes me that considering the =
amount
of money (billions and billions) invested in gold and diamond =
mines,=A0 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!<o:p></o:p>

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Anyone know what the approximate =
cost of a
50kg sample return mission to the moon would cost these days? =
<o:p></o:p>

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Cheers,<o:p></o:p>=

Mark =
F.<o:p></o:p>

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=A0Howard Wu =
[mailto:freewu2000_at_yahoo.com]=A0 =
WROTE: 
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When the =
Chinese start
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Tom, 
 
I believe there is some 'international treaty on space' that means it =
belongs
to everyone and no one. (A bit like =
<st1:place>Antarctica</st1:place>).
- (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:knudson911_at_frontiernet.net] 
Sent: <st1:date Month=3D"7" Day=3D"7" Year=3D"2003">07 July =
2003</st1:date> <st1:time
Hour=3D"20" Minute=3D"39">20:39</st1:time> 
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 =
<st1:country-region><st1:place>US</st1:place></st1:country-region>
property. If a small country had plans 
to mine the Moon, I would think the =
<st1:country-region><st1:place>US</st1:place></st1:country-region>
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 
<KENONEILL_at_KENONEILL.COM>To: Meteorite-List (E-mail) 
<METEORITE-LIST_at_METEORITECENTRAL.COM>Sent: <st1:date Month=3D"7" =
Day=3D"7"
Year=3D"2003">Monday, July 07, 2003</st1:date> <st1:time Hour=3D"12" =
Minute=3D"14">12:14
PM</st1:time> 
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 =A314.25 plus registration =
fee, VAT 
> and P&P; =A319.99 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: meteorite-list-admin_at_meteoritecentral.com 
> [mailto:meteorite-list-admin_at_meteoritecentral.com]On Behalf Of Adam =
Hupe 
> Sent: <st1:date Month=3D"7" Day=3D"7" Year=3D"2003">07 July =
2003</st1:date> <st1:time
Hour=3D"19" Minute=3D"6">19:06</st1:time> 
> To: meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com 
> 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 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ______________________________________________ 
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> Meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com 
> http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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> 
 
 
 
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