Water from space

--- In spacesettlers@yahoogroups.com, cygonaut wrote:
>
> Because of shrunken areas remaining undetected, even if ice is found in
> these yet unknowns' darkest of the darkest of crater walls, it will
not be
> enough for any long term moon projects or envisioned moon colonies.
>
> Dependency on water supplied from other sources is therefore
unavoidable.
>
> How long will taxpayers tolerate such a curious predicament?
>
> George
> cygo.com
>

I don't think ice is the only value to lunar bases... Mined mineral
materials, processing and fabrication plants, and launching
platforms.. All in low G and all closer to anything we want or need to
do in space.. I think it's really the only thing that will ever make
space a viable solution to many of our problems.. Water will obviously
be important factor in us being there, but with maximum efficiency and
recycling, it may not take as much as one might think.. Even if the
demand had to be met by supply ships, it would still be worth while..