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Cousin Adam's avatar

I can’t thank you enough for posting this news- this could be HUGE! As a longtime sci-fi reader this was quite presciently described by Robert A. Heinlein in his book “The Moon is a Harsh Mistress”. The colonists (“Loonies”) were actively ice mining to grow crops that were shipped back to Earth in containers launched by a magnetic slingshot. Many were born there but their parents were convicts that received one-way transport (once acclimated to 1/6 gravity return was ‘off the table’) . Anyway, the protagonist, a digital fixit guy gets befriended by the Moon’s computer network- which had gained enough nodes to become sentient. Eventually they and a few confidants hatch a plan to declare independence with the ability to sling those cannisters at land-based targets. Their flag bore the motto “TANSTAAFL” (There ain’t no such thing as a free lunch). One of his better efforts, imho. And to think that I might live long enough to see lunar gardening come to be- wow, just wow!

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Daniel Helkenn's avatar

Talking about planting crops on the moon is probably preferable to thinking about putting lasers there to take me out.

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