Billionaire Wants To Mine The Moon

  • 9 years ago
Moon Express, a California-based company co-founded by billionaire entrepreneur Naveen Jain, is currently developing and testing commercial robotic spacecraft to land on the moon with a targeted date of 2016; one future goal is to mine the lunar body for its valuable contents.

A company backed by a billionaire entrepreneur has its sights set on one day mining the moon. 


Its plan is to send the first commercial robotic spacecraft to the lunar body in 2016 with subsequent trips for “ongoing exploration and commercial development.”


The moon is known to contain vast amounts of valuable natural resources including gold, platinum, ir

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