re why not give billion to first year long moon residents in article qve kinnpas sal sun usc edu schaefer sal sun usc edu peter schaefer writes announce that a reward of billion would go to the first corporation who successfully keeps at least person alive on the moon for a year oh gee a billion dollars that d be just about enough to cover the cost of the feasability study happy happy joy joy depends if you assume the existance of a working ssto like dc on billion would be enough to put about a quarter million pounds of stuff on the moon if some of that mass went to send equipment to make lox for the transfer vehicle you could send a lot more either way its a lot more than needed this prize isn t big enough to warrent developing a ssto but it is enough to do it if the vehicle exists allen lady astor sir if you were my husband i would poison your coffee w churchill madam if you were my wife i would drink it days to first flight of dcx
