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To: bentway who wrote (561032)	4/15/2010 5:24:52 PM
From: combjelly	Respond to of 1578068

"If it's spread out over the entire moon, it's still probably drier than the Sahara." But, it isn't. Sure, some is that way, but it tends to collect in places where the Sun don't shine... "Processing "ore" for water will take a lot of equipment." Not really. A bulldozer and a solar still. Which can be as simple as a transparent plastic sack. Both could be fully automated. "Then, you still have to process it into fuel." Why? A thermal nuclear rocket just needs reaction mass to heat up. Water does just fine. Granted, LH2 would be more efficient, but also more expensive in equipment alone, not to mention energy costs. And LH2 wouldn't be all that more efficient.