Chapter 613: Is There Water on the Moon?
This live broadcast made the world aware of 3D printing technology. Many companies www.biquge.info are very interested in 3D printing technology, and they decided to set up a 3D printing R&D department. At the same time, many companies have called SpaceX to inquire about the specific content of 3D printing technology, hoping to use 3D printing technology to print some products!
On the moon, the 3D printer robot began to print something new again.
Everyone looked at it for a while and couldn't help but be stunned.
"Am I right, it seems to be printing mining bots?"
"It should be, but this mining bot should be a simple version!"
"Could it be that SpaceX wants to mine on the moon? There are abundant mineral resources on the moon, especially a large amount of helium-3 nuclear energy raw materials, which can be used in the earth's nuclear reactors, but helium-3 is very scarce on the earth! As far as I know, helium fusion using deuterium and helium-3 can be used as an energy source for nuclear power plants, and this kind of nuclear fusion does not produce neutrons, is safe and pollution-free, and is an easy-to-control nuclear fusion, which can not only be used in terrestrial nuclear power plants, but is also particularly suitable for space navigation! Zeus is currently using nuclear fission, and if a large amount of helium-3 is dug up, it may use nuclear fusion as an energy source in the future, thereby increasing the speed and energy reserves of the spacecraft!"
At this time, an expert introduced on television: "There are three main types of rocks on the surface of the moon, the first type is the moon sea basalt, which is rich in iron and titanium, filling the vast moon sea depression; the second type of moon rock is monzonite, also called non-moon sea basalt, which is formed by the partial melting of plagioclase-rich rocks, which has a very high content of potassium, rare earth elements and phosphorus; the third type of moon rock is called alumina-rich oblique rock, which is mainly composed of plagioclase and pyroxene, which is the product of the separation of lunar magma more than 4 billion years ago." The surface of the lunar land (lunar highland) is mainly composed of aluminum-rich plagioclase.
According to the current exploration results, the moon is extremely rich in mineral resources, and there are more reserves of rare metals than on Earth. The 17 most common elements on Earth abound on the Moon. In the case of iron, the 5 centimeters of sand on the surface of the moon alone contain hundreds of millions of tons of iron, while the entire lunar surface has an average of 10 meters of sand. Iron on the surface of the moon is not only abundant, but also easy to mine and smelt. It is reported that the iron on the moon is mainly iron oxide, and as long as oxygen and iron are separated, not only iron but also oxygen can be obtained; in addition, scientists have developed a way to use lunar soil and rock to make cement and glass, so that houses can be built on the moon. It is understood that the addition of graphene to Corning's glass can effectively prevent radiation, and imagine how science fiction it will be to imagine a city shrouded in graphene glass! One day, we should be able to live in such a city!!
Moon.
Zeus, Captain Guan Xing at this time contacted the head of the lunar module by radio. In the 90s of the 20th century, Clementine and the Lunar Explorers revealed that the water on the Moon may exist on the surface of the Moon in the form of ice, especially at the poles of the Moon. Just now, the Zeus probe sensed that there seems to be water resources in the lunar polar crater! You will immediately take the lunar module to the lunar polar regions to investigate!"
"Yes, Captain!!"
The rest of the people also heard the captain's order, and Blake immediately arranged for four people to take the anti-lunar module to the polar regions of the moon, while the other two stayed where they were, directing the robot to carry out mining work! If there is water on the surface of the moon, it is very likely that the rocks of the moon also contain water, and it may be found during the mining process!
After a while, the lunar module took off, first heading towards the south pole of the moon. After more than an hour, the lunar module arrived at the south pole of the moon. If there is water here, or if water can be extracted from it, then it is the best choice to establish a permanent living base here!
After landing, the hatch opened, and 12 small probes flew out first, and then explored the surrounding area. Blake and 2 astronauts took the equipment and began to install drilling equipment in the polar regions of the moon, pulling out rocks dozens of meters underground for testing!
At this time, the live broadcast of Zeus's moon landing is over, and then it will be a three-month lunar exploration time, many things are very trivial, if the live broadcast continues, the mystery of the moon landing will be gone! However, as soon as the live broadcast was interrupted, everyone immediately complained! Everyone is seeing Xingtou, is there water in the polar regions of the moon, how can the live broadcast be stopped at this critical moment?!
"SpaceX, I want to watch the live broadcast, I want to see if they find the water !!"
Netizens were furious and complained to the official website of SpaceX!
SpaceX immediately said, "Previously, Zeus landed on the moon for live broadcast, using high-power signal transmitters, which need to consume a lot of energy in order to send high-definition video to the space station, and then the space station will transmit the video to Earth." After a three-month lunar exploration, Zeus will return to Earth, so in order to save energy, SpaceX has decided to interrupt the live broadcast, please understand. However, please rest assured, Zeus will tell you in time if there are any major discoveries on the moon!"
After listening to this explanation, everyone has nothing to say, Zeus still has to save energy to return to the earth, if Zeus is forced to broadcast live, and finally leads to the lack of energy of Zeus and cannot return to the earth, it will be a big sin!
Netizens are still very kind, and they have said: "So that's the case, okay, if the live broadcast is interrupted, just interrupt it, the safe return of Zeus to Earth is the most important thing!"
Although Zeus's live broadcast was interrupted, people's curiosity about the moon became stronger and stronger, and there was a heated discussion on whether the moon has water or not.
"There is no air on the moon, there is no life, there should be no water!"
"It's not okay to bury water in the ground, how do you know there's no water?"
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Everyone has their own opinions, and no one can convince anyone!
In addition, many people have seen the successful landing of SpaceX on the moon, and space travel has become a hot topic for a while, attracting countless people's longing and expectation!
"It only takes two days to travel from Earth to the Moon, and space travel is already a reality!"
"Yes, I can go to the moon in two days, not long at all! If the price is within my affordability, I am willing to go! I can go to the moon once in my lifetime, it is enough!"
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(To be continued.) )