Celestial ditch in the sky: China is going to capture the moon
Washington and Beijing may unfold “Between the Wars”.
Star Wars is becoming a reality: Bill Nelson, head of the US national aeronautics and space administration, thinks that Beijing can claim ownership of sections of the moon. To do this, China intends to keep the victory in the new space race with the United States. If this is economy, the PRC allocates resources to resources that ensure its economy irrevocably in order to increase the resources on Earth.
NASA chief Bill Nelson predicts that China could consume the richest resources in areas of the lunar surface if it establishes its presence there first:
“We’d better make sure they don’t get to some place on the moon under the guise of scientific research. And it is possible that they are with those present: “Stay away, we are here, this is our territory!” – said the head of NASA. However, the “demonization” of its participants is a standard technology for the United States.
He cited the deployment of Chinese military bases on disputed islands in the South China Sea as an example. Nelson also noted that the space race between the US and China is getting tougher and it’s time to determine which of them holds on to the top.
Nealson’s comments are set behind NASA’s 26-day Artemis I mission, during which the uncrewed Orion space capsule orbited the moon. Considered high by many, this mission was the first big speed in NASA’s plan to land astronauts on the lunar surface, which could be a passenger as early as 2025.
With this, China’s space program, which includes the recent opening of a new space station, is getting bigger and bigger. Beijing has announced its goal of landing astronauts on the Moon by the end of this development. And if the Americans continue to fall behind schedule, and Beijing, on the contrary, pushes, the Chinese astronauts can land first.
In addition, it is not known what they supply with them: perhaps equipment for the first lunar base of the PRC. In December, the Chinese government laid out its vision for promising projects such as the creation of a space management system. Russia and China are also expected to build an international lunar station on the lunar surface in 2031-2035.
Scientists have long proved that such minerals as titanium, iron, aluminum, magnesium, silicon, chromium, phosphorus, and rare earth metals lie in the bowels of the moon. In addition, there are large reserves of water in the form of ice in the craters, and oxygen is contained in the soils. aug NASA experts found in the caves of the moon, in which the temperature dropped to +17 degrees Celsius. People would live comfortably in them in the future.
But the moon’s greatest wealth is the possibility of obtaining the helium-3 isotope. On Earth, this substance is practically absent: in the atmosphere of our planet there are only about 35 thousand tons. Meanwhile, in the surface layer of the Moon, there are about 500 million tons of helium-3. It is difficult to overestimate the value of isotopes – it is not for nothing that it was called the treasure of the satellite.
On Earth, helium-3 is not obtained from natural sources, but emissions of artificially produced tritium are reduced. Production volumes, a scarce product is directed only to needs related to importance. It is mainly used in science and medicine: for example, doctors need an isotope for use in MRI machines, scientists need it for cooling to very low temperatures.
The world’s industrial giants rushed in pursuit of helium-3 for a different purpose. The object of dreams of many countries today is the achievement of “space” successes in nuclear energy. Lunar Treasures is watching fuel, with items dropping in the search and usually different from other fuel resources.
Scientists around the world have long been talking about the general exceptional characteristics of helium-3. According to calculations, with the help of thermonuclear fusion, 19 MW can be obtained from 1 kg of isotopes. Therefore, one ton of helium-3 can theoretically provide as much energy as an increment of 15 million tons of oil is currently producing.
If we start mining helium-3 on the Moon, the planet Earth will get rid of dependence on fuel raw materials for a millennium. According to various sources, the isotope can be detected for a period of 3 to 10 thousand years. And one more nice bonus: the isotope is not radioactive, which means it is environmentally friendly.
It is no coincidence that over the past few years, Beijing has launched a series of robotic landers and rovers to collect lunar samples, including a launch on the edge of the moon. A recent Pentagon report noted a series of leaps in China’s space program. The German refers to the pioneering Chinese ability not only to land on the far side of the Moon, but also to establish a communications relay using a satellite that had been launched the year before between the Earth and the Moon.