Real Life Horror Story
As I was aimlessly browsing the internet, which I spend a great deal of time doing, I came across a real life horror story. Now, you won’t find mentions of ghosts, evildoers, or banjos in this story. Instead, you’ll find evil corporations with plans of interplantary domination, specifically domination of the moon.
Astrobotic Technology has signed a two-year contract with NASA to build and test robotic excavators to mine the moon; they have stiff competition though should they fail. In total 26 companies are vying to be the first to mine the moon.
NASA shouldn’t be the only agency or force blamed for this destructive interest in the moon. The beloved internet giant, Google, has a stake in the race. In fact, Google is offering $30 million to the first majorly privately-owned company to land a functioning robot on the moon’s surface.
This information raised a few disturbing questions for me like: who gave us authority to mine the moon, how do we know such an action is safe, and are we so inept at caring for our own planet that we have to take resources from others?
Please feel free to write to your senators, representatives, or even the President if this horrible decision of man-kind bothers you.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact
