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[–] doingthestuff@lemy.lol 13 points 2 weeks ago (10 children)

I keep reading about how they don't have enough helium supply. Is everything fake news?

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 34 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (9 children)

The universe is full of Helium.

It's just not concentrated here on Earth.

And also we want a very specific isotope of helium. The stuff you put in a balloon isn't the same helium the planet is getting low on.

[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago (6 children)

helium3 is getting low, right? I had heard we're looking at mining operations on the moon, but I think that would be a very bad idea...

nothing like unchecked capitalism in space.

[–] ghen@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 weeks ago

By the time we figure out something better than capitalism will have a few more solar systems to screw up on the new thing too.

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