Eyes open to the future

NASA is quietly pursuing plans to parallel China's plan to send a manned mission to the Moon.

This time, we'll build a permanent base there- and prepare for the inevitable next step: Mars.

It's going to happen. Our future is out there- and that includes the solution to a lot of problems down here.

Helium-3, for example, here we come! (A square foot of the stuff- rare on Earth, but abundant on the Moon- could meet the energy needs of the United States for a whole year).

Make quite a dent in China's, too. And if you think relying on OPEC is bad...

HT: Drudge