Because it is a historical record that we are able to read better and better and I think that the moon's usefulness as a historical record is unique and as a resource for basic building materials it is far less so.
Because it is a historical record that we are able to read better and better and I think that the moon's usefulness as a historical record is unique and as a resource for basic building materials it is far less so.
With this framing, is there ever a situation in which it would be okay to utilize the moon's material? It's not like the moon has feelings, and exploiting a bunch of lifeless rock seems better than doing it on Earth, no?