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jeffw@lemmy.world to Offbeat@lemmy.ca · 1 year ago

Pooping on the Moon Is a Messy Business - If humans are to return to the moon, space agencies and governments need to figure out the legal, ethical, and practical dimensions of extraterrestrial waste

www.wired.com

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Pooping on the Moon Is a Messy Business - If humans are to return to the moon, space agencies and governments need to figure out the legal, ethical, and practical dimensions of extraterrestrial waste

www.wired.com

jeffw@lemmy.world to Offbeat@lemmy.ca · 1 year ago
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If humans are to return to the moon, space agencies and governments need to figure out the legal, ethical, and practical dimensions of extraterrestrial waste management.
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    Once working colonies become a thing, any organic matter will be worth its weight in uranium.

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      And perfectly sterilized by radiation.

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        Ian MacDonald has a great science fiction trilogy. The first book is 'Luna: New Moon."

        Does a great job of worldbuilding along with pushing a sweeping saga.

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          pushing

          LOL, good one!

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            By Grabthar’s hammer I swear that was an inadvertent pun.

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