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Subject: Re: Lunar oxygen
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Date: Thu, 2-Feb-84 15:11:00 EST
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Posted: Thu Feb  2 15:11:00 1984
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Dani Eder:

Has Boeing done a study on the economics of lunar oxygen?  If so, how
do I get a copy?

Questions I have are: where does most of the cost of lunar oxygen come
from?  Transportation to LEO?  Transportation costs from LEO to the
moon and back?  R&D costs?  How would the economics be affected if
large water deposits are found on the moon, so hydrogen needn't be
imported?  Is any demand foreseen for oxygen at GEO?  For other bulk
materials at GEO (for, say, radiation shielding)?

Paul Dietz
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