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The moon - soon it may be for shipping It may someday be cheaper to ship minerals from the moon to Earth than to ship goods from one city to another on Earth. The reason has everything to do with gravity -- or rather, the lack of it. Escaping Earth's gravity requires enormous energy. A rocket leaving the Earth's surface must reach a speed of about 25,000 miles per hour just to break free. The moon, which has only one-sixth of Earth's gravity, requires a fraction of that. Once a spacecraft is loaded on the lunar surface and aimed at Earth, the return trip is, by comparison, a gentle coast. NASA has been building around this logic for years. The Artemis program, which aims to establish a permanent base at the moon's South Pole, is not just about exploration -- it is about access to resources. The South Pole is believed to hold significant deposits of water ice, which can be converted into rocket fuel. Helium-3, a rare element with potential uses in advanced energy and technology applications, exists on the moon in quantities that are scarce on Earth. According to NASA's in-situ resource utilization program, extracting and using lunar materials is central to the agency's long-term plans. The moon base isn't science fiction. It's an infrastructure project. And if the physics holds -- and most experts agree it does -- the moon could one day function less like a destination and more like a supply depot for Earth and beyond. This story was posted on 2026-07-03 23:56:09
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