Category Archives: Space mining

What Base on The Moon Wanted to Build the Soviet Union

In the 1960s in the Soviet Union developed an ambitious development project long-term base on the moon. The program has already entered the final stage, when there were unforeseen circumstances that led scientists to scrap the project. Unique opportunity Today, … Continue reading

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Local Researchers Reveal Secrets of Lunar Dust, Atom by Atom

It’s been almost 50 years since astronauts last walked on the moon. Those astronauts of the 1972 Apollo 17 mission were the last to bring back samples of the lunar soil. That means those samples are incredibly precious to science. … Continue reading

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Construction Company Caterpillar Wants To Mine the Moon

What would it take for Earth’s autonomous mining technology to reach outer space? Construction giant Caterpillar hopes to one day bring its autonomous mining technology to one of the universe’s most sought after mining locations: the moon. Technology used in … Continue reading

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Moon Habitat City Concept Shows How Humans Could Live A Comfortable life

When you picture a house on the moon, do you imagine an Ad Astra-style theme park with many of the comforts of modern life, or a barren-yet-functional habitat? For professor Lewis Dartnell, the answer may lie somewhere between the two. … Continue reading

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Look Beyond The Surface

Post the Chandrayaan-2 setback, some may question the ` 970-crore investment in space but this will pave the way for India to tap into trillions of dollars worth of lunar minerals. In science, there is no such thing as failure. … Continue reading

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