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Evie Kendal, Senior Lecturer of Health Promotion, Swinburne University of Technology

Humans will soon be able to mine on the Moon. But should we? 4 questions to consider

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By the end of this decade, nations and private companies may well be mining the surface of the Moon.

But as space becomes accessible to more nations and corporations, we need to stop and ask ourselves what commercial activities we want to allow, including on the Moon.

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