Thread by @jandreini1

Have you ever wondered why anyone cares about space?

The "space race" to the moon is actually a massive real estate play.

Below I will detail the politics, what's at stake, and why it's a winner take all situation:

#retwit #Creil

The US & it's allies (ARTEMIS) are racing against a China / Russia partnership to be the first to develop real estate on the moon.

These parties agreed on “The Outer Space Treaty” which is basically a “first come, first serve approach” to lunar development and mining.

Why?

The moon has all the elements required for survival – water (in the form of ice), a process for creating oxygen (lunar dirt) ,building materials for a base (lunar dirt), and the ability to generate power (silicon).

Using silicon, solar cells can be created to generate power.

Using power, ice can be melted to create water.

Using power & water, these elements can create a concrete equivalent.

Concrete can be used to build buildings.

Food can be grown.

A VILLAGE CAN BE BUILT!!!

Moving on, the moon has a lunar year in which consists of 2 weeks of darkness and 2 weeks of light. Below you breaks down full, no, and partial moonlight in these increments each month.

The sun shines in specific places rarely each lunar year – for a planet the size of Africa, that real estate encompasses less than 10% of the planet.

(Below is an iron deposit map, but gives idea on how few places the sun shines on moon in red)

Summary: The space race to the moon is strictly about controlling those pieces of dirt where the sun shines to create power so that a permanent base can be established.

Why / Who Cares?!

The US and other sovereigns are chasing the following:

1) By controlling those few pieces of real estate – power can be generated. He whom controls power, controls construction in space – “the final frontier”.

2) Other planets have commodities valued in the trillions of dollars – he whom controls power on a “first come, first serve” basis unlocks those opportunities. (It’s cheaper to bring down than to bring up).

3) By setting up shop on the moon, sovereigns believe the next generation of entrepeneurs will figure out what to do next.

By getting to the moon as a base, launching to Mars, etc. becomes much easier for the next phase of exploration and development.

Hundreds of billions of dollars are being spent by the US, China, Russia, Jeff Bezos, @elon, @RichardBran, and others – laugh all you want, but the players involved and the dollars spent do the talking.