China plans to build a mine on the Moon in order to harvest a rare helium isotope, Helium-3, that scientists believe may be the key source of energy in the future. And their plans of landing an unmanned spacecraft to the surface of the moon and then come back to Earth along with min...
The Chinese discovery of a phosphate mineral in columnar crystal has the nation clamoring for more Moon material.
Mars and beyond. The initiative, which NASA says is grounded in the 1967 Outer Space Treaty, forms the foundation of the space agency’s effort to put astronauts on the moon this decade and kick-start mining operations of lucrative lunar...
Mining on the Moon Politics/Gwynne Dyer January 08 2024 Mining on the Moon Gwynne Dyer What could be so rare and valuable that it would be worth going all the way to the moon to get some? If you ask Google, it will tell you helium-3, an isotope of helium that is the ideal fuel ...
A Legal Regime for the Mining of Helium-3 on the Moon: U.S. Policy Options Absent an agreed international legal framework, attempts by the United States or any other nation or private entity to acquire and bring to Earth significa... Richard Bilder - 《Social Science Electronic Publishing》...
Helium-3 is the beating heart of this ambition, along with two other critical resources that are being depleted on earth: water and so-called rare earth metals, which are used to produce modern electronics, and which estimates saycould be drained from our planetin 15 t...
Almost non-existent on earth, helium-3 is abundant and accessible on the moon and could be used in nuclear fusion, producing much more energy than fission reactions and with much less radioactive waste. While the USA dabbles with the idea of lunar mining and both India and Russia have in...
Helium-3 is the beating heart of this ambition, along with two other critical resources that are being depleted on earth: water and so-called rare earth metals, which are used to produce modern electronics, and which estimates saycould be drained from our planetin 15 to...
Mining potential Chinese space officials have been clear about surveying the moon and then tapping it for its resources. "China has made no secret of their interest in lunar Helium-3fusionresources," said Harrison "Jack" Schmitt, a former Apollo 17 moonwalker and professional geologist. ...
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