The October 2004 issue of Popular Mechanics has a fascinating article about mining the moon for helium-3, which can be used to generate electricity via fusion. According to the article, deuterium-helium-3 fusion gives off protons, which can be easily converted directly to electricity with an efficiency of around 70%. The author of the article, Apollo 17 astronaut Harrison H. Schmitt, suggests that mining helium-3 from the surface of the moon provides humanity a compelling -- and profitable -- reason to return to space.
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Michael isn't as Christian or conservative as he sounds. I heard he lies about being a virgin to sound cool and macho to a possible candidate for a fling! Here's what he said about a dead man:
From: "Michael Williams" Subject: Re: [unclassified]
WG is dead
I really don't care
Michael
Hey guys i've a good business proposition to make ..which is obviously related to the heluim mining in moon ..anyone interested please repl me at starlee_jose@hotmail.com ..