Resources
The other planets, moons, and asteroids of the solar system have a tremendous set of untapped astrogeological resources.
The Moon has large deposits of aluminum, new ores of titanium, pure iron, calcium, and silicon (usable for photovoltaic solar energy production). Oxygen can be extracted from lunar soil simply by heating it. Even water from impacting comets remains around the edges of craters. The Moon's resources can potentially be accessed and utilized in the near-future.
Read more about this topic: Space Geostrategy
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