Oxygen and water will be the initial and highest goals of NASA’s Lunar Resource Mining Experiment Station.
Then iron and other rare earths can be taken into account, as mining develops. Then iron and other rare earths can be taken into account, as mining develops.
US Space Agency (NASA) plans to start extracting resources and minerals from the Moon within the next decadeaccording to information provided by a NASA rocket scientist.
NASA has begun implementing a lunar resource exploitation plan.
ƝASA has begun to implement a lunar resource exploitation plan. (Source: YahooNews).
Speaking at a mining conference in Brisbane, Australia on June 28, Gerald Sanders – who works at NASA’s Johnson Space Center, said the resource extraction mission would soon be launched, as soon as the US space agency reportedly sent a test drill system. towards the Moon.
“We are trying to invest in the exploration and understanding of the resource (Moon) to reduce risk and show that investing in the extraterrestrial environment is justified, will lead to development and exploitation activities”he said, adding that NASA is just getting started.
It is hoped that any progress in exploiting the Moon’s resources will attract commercial investment and thus further reduce costs.
ASA believes that the Moon has a lot of resources “worth hundreds of billions of untapped dollars”. Not only the United States, but a number of other countries are also looking for ways to exploit the Moon’s resources.
The Australian Space Agency plans to join NASA’s mining efforts, in which a semi-autonomous rover will be used to collect lunar soil samples containing oxides by 2026. This oxide could be a significant factor, helping to extract oxygen from the Moon.
Samuel Webster, Deputy Director of the Australian Space Agency said: “This is an important step towards establishing a sustainable human presence on the Moon, as well as supporting future missions to Mars.”
Earlier this year, NASA scientists succeeded in extracting oxygen from a lunar soil simulation material containing oxides in a vacuum environment for the first time. As a result, a Johnson Space Center research team used a high-powered laser to create a combustion reaction that captures a significant amount of oxygen from the ground containing oxides.
This technology is described by the research team as “Big step forward to help build lasting human bases on other planets”. NASA plans to bring humans back to the moon for the first time in more than 50 years through the Ortemis program, with the first manned missions expected after 2024.
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Oxygen and water will be the initial and highest goals of NASA’s Lunar Resource Mining Experiment Station.
