<p><pre><code>  “This is completely against the established common wisdom
  of how to go to Mars, which is a straight shot to Mars,
  carry everything with you,” de Weck says. “The idea of
  taking a detour into the lunar system … it’s very
  unintuitive.&quot;
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and later...<p><pre><code>  “Assuming you can extract these resources, what do you
  do with it? Almost nobody has looked at that question.”
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Give me a break. People discuss this sort of approach all the time. They don&#x27;t necessarily publish their conclusions, though.