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I beg you pardon, where did I assert such?
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My apologies I didn’t realize you were answering a post I made to raiderboy.
At any rate the darkside of the moon has been collecting comets and comet fragments since it started spinning around the Earth the permanent shadow on the darkside means those fragments are preserved, is there enough to mine I don’t know, but when you consider the condition of the moon cosmic collisions are a given.
Next to war of all spending the the Government does only the original space program return more in the way of advancement and knowledge in multiple fields. When done properly there are lots of returns.
I sleep better knowing the Stars and Stripe fly on the moon rather than the red star.