Art by Jack Coggins for the book “By Space Ship to the Moon” by Jack Coggins and Fletcher Pratt. New York: Random House, (1952).
Mining operations, of course.
"Battery-powered, tractor-mounted drill at work. Gravity one-sixth that of earth makes handling of heavy equipment easy."
[Caption]
"There is nobody on earth rich enough to pay for a rocket that would go to the moon. The big business corporations might possibly find the money, but they would want to see some way of getting it back. At present, it is believed that many valuable minerals are to be found on the moon, but nobody knows for sure. It is not very likely that the big corporations will risk their money. So it appears that the moon rocket will have to be a government project." [From the text]
Art by Jack Coggins for the book “By Space Ship to the Moon” by Jack Coggins and Fletcher Pratt. New York: Random House, (1952).
Mining operations, of course.
"Battery-powered, tractor-mounted drill at work. Gravity one-sixth that of earth makes handling of heavy equipment easy."
[Caption]
"There is nobody on earth rich enough to pay for a rocket that would go to the moon. The big business corporations might possibly find the money, but they would want to see some way of getting it back. At present, it is believed that many valuable minerals are to be found on the moon, but nobody knows for sure. It is not very likely that the big corporations will risk their money. So it appears that the moon rocket will have to be a government project." [From the text]