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- From: ref@CS.CMU.EDU (Robert Frederking)
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- Subject: Re: Moon Dust For Sale
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- Date: 5 Jan 93 15:11:02 GMT
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- >> I think this is a GREAT idea and that NASA should market MORE space items
- >>to help finance its budget. Whats the approx cost per pound of moon rocks
- >>anyhow?
-
- >Go figure.. A two-inch piece of tape with moondust is expected to sell for
- >~$100K, so a pound might go for $2 million or so (at that rate).
-
- This is exactly the mistake Spain made when it started pillaging the
- New World. They saw how much gold there was, multiplied by the
- current price of gold, and started hauling it back to Europe. This
- was before ``supply and demand'' was well understood. The price of
- gold was ruined, and Spain along with it. NASA should follow the
- example of the world-wide diamond cartel: sell just a little of it,
- in small pieces, with lots of advertizing.
-
- So, how much moon rock do they have? It would be possible to do
- market research and find the optimum amount to sell.
-