A socio-economic evaluation of the lunar environment and resources, part 2: Selenospheric economics and cislunar/terrestrial market analysis
- Paper ID
IAF-82-235
- author
- company
Space Global Co.
- country
U.S.A.
- year
1982
- abstract
Geosocio-economically useful lunar development requires adoption of a development strategy- designed to balance investments and returns as attractively as possible. This paper deals with a systematic approach to developing early and profitable returns through an appropriate investment strategy and through cislunar and terrestrial market research. In addition, long-term aspects are outlined, including the production of helium-3 for terrestrial fusion power plants and of water from fusion products and lunar oxygen.