The Man in the Moon is a Capitalist

Who knew?

NASA Aims to Open Moon for Business

For-profit space business is "critical" to any moon-mission plans, according to NASA under the Bush Administration.

But how do you make money on the moon?

According to experts, there are spaceships to build, moon metals to mine, and energy resources to harness. Not to mention movies to make, low-gravity games to create, and advertising to sell.

"There's every opportunity, from the more serious side of human behavior … to the more fun side of human behavior," said Jeff Krukin, the executive director of the Space Frontier Foundation, a Nyack, New York-based space-advocacy organization.

The foundation believes the only way to efficiently explore the moon and beyond is to create permanent human settlements beyond Earth, extending commerce to outer space.

I can see it now...giant LED billboards in the Sea of Tranquility, visible from Earth...

Is there nothing Bushco won't attempt to exploit for profit?

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