[FPSPACE] FW: Magnetic Moondust

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Larry Taylor (I think it was) told me that he's found that moondust 
microwaves nicely into a solid mass for less energy than it takes to heat up a cup of 
tea. So, there are ways to deal with this stuff (on the moon, anyway). I'm 
astounded that anyone buys the idea that dealing with moondust must be a major 
NASA priority. It's just one of many problems we need to solve if we're to get 
along in space, and not the most significant. I suppose that inflating the 
menace is a great way to get money (as we've seen a lot lately).

We have quite a dust problem here in the San Francisco Volcano Field, by the 
way, especially in times of drought, like right now. Ultrafine cinder grit 
that gets into everything, scratches everything. Probably it's doing a job on our 
lungs. I should put in a proposal, get some NASA study money. Or maybe just 
microwave the yard.

David

David S. F. Portree
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Flagstaff Arizona USA

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