The lunar economy is coming
Moon economy, With the completion of its supply chain, it may seem far, but its foundations are already here. It will revolve around the use of the natural resources of the moon to build the scientific infrastructure on its surface, as well as develop the ability to explore future space (the moon is a potential space interest for more distant destinations, such as Mars).
There are many countries and companies that compete to be part of this new lunar gold. Among them is Special Firefly Aerospace, based in Texas. The Blue Ghost 1 mission, which was launched on January 15, has just showed the first stage of the land and the moon.
Firefly’s Blue Ghost Lander is currently crossing the moon. To complete its mission, the stereotypes must enter into the orbit, and make the controlled landing to the Persian centers – a large basin in the northern hemisphere of the moon – supervise the harsh conditions, spread its scientific equipment, take environmental readings, conduct independent drilling and extract the Reagole.
The task is part of NASA Moon Tourning Services (CLPS) an initiative, according to which the Space Agency gives companies to companies to solve space evocation problems. NASA focuses on sending astronauts to the moon under Artemis, but it is private companies that will send supplies and return the samples taken by the crew.
Before the Earth’s connection system is created to Earth, companies must prove that they have the technological ability to place technology on the moon. Blue Ghost will face a decisive test on March 2, when it is scheduled to fall on the moon.
Unit carries 10 experiments. Among the most prominent of which is a computer that measures the resistance of circles to space radiation and a special camera to study the phenomenon of the floating irrigation – its duration particles that are suspended in a suspension on the surface of the moon. Lander will also be assigned to photograph the lunar eclipse, the place where the moon falls under the Earth and thus is blocked from the sun.
Before the line of lineage, NASA shared some maneuvering pictures in Lander in the orbit of the moon.
The southern pole of the moon, which was caught by a camera on Blue Ghost 1.Image: Firefly Aerospace/NASA
The economy of the future moon
Among the lunar materials that can be exploited, helium 3 attracted greater attention: it has applications as a potential fuel for nuclear fusion-both of the Earth, in space-in quantum computing, and in medical imaging. A stable helium counterpart, with protonine and one neutron, helium -3 does not occur naturally on the ground. Limited quantities are produced through nuclear weapons tests, nuclear reactors, radioactive dissolution, and isotope orders at a high price.
However, it is produced by Fusion in the Sun and Flowing via the solar system by solar wind. The magnetic cover on Earth deviates these helium -3 particles away from our planet, but on the surface of the moon, because there is no magnetic cover, it is believed that the pockets of analog have accumulated in the Reagole. One startup has suggested an attempt to get rid of it on the moon.
His study is the possibility of using interactions between minerals and water from the surface of the moon to create oxygen and hydrogen, which can be used in the missile motivation.
A continuous human presence on the moon is likely to require more services – and Lunar roadsfor RailwayAnd concrete has all suggested. Any of these will partially be achieved, with ClPS tasks like Blue Ghost. Pictures like that above – from Landers who enter the moon’s orbit to create delivery systems in space – will become common over the next few years.
This story was originally appeared on EN Español wireless It was translated from Spanish.