2024-03-19 09:36:39
Nuclear energy on the moon: “Russia and China” announce development plans nuclear reactor ‘without humans’ by 2035 to supply energy to the bases the two countries will jointly develop as well.
Nuclear reactor – Back in 2021, Russian space agency Roscosmos announced plans to work together with the Chinese Space Agency (CNSA) to build a lunar base. It would be named the International Lunar Research Station (ILRS), which they identified at the time as the base. ‘It will be open to anyone interested.’
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However, astronauts from the US space agency (NASA) likely will not be allowed to join the base. Because of the relationship between the 3 countries by the United States It has announced its separation from Roscosmos and CNSA, which will fly its astronauts from the International Space Station by 2025.
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It is possible that for these reasons Made it on March 5th. Roscosmos has officially announced that it will build “Nuclear Reactor” in collaboration with Chinese agencies The machine will be built and operated. ‘Without human involvement’, which is planned to be completed by 2035.
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“Today we are seriously considering the project in the transition period of 2033-2035 to deliver and install power units on the lunar surface together with our Chinese colleagues,” Yury Borisov said. ) said the General Director of Roscosmos.
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“Without human involvement,” the construction will be entirely automated. and the technological solutions required in those processes. “It’s almost ready,” Borisov said, adding that the structure and other information regarding the size of the reactor have not yet been revealed. Or what shape is it?
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Borisov continued: Solar panels will not be enough to power human settlements in the future. But nuclear energy will definitely solve this problem. So they focused on the reactor. CNN itself reported that President Vladimir Putin himself told government officials last week that nuclear power in space would be supported as fully as financially feasible.
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“It seems that we are all familiar with the fact that we have such abilities. which other countries do not have We need to pay special attention to them (Roscosmos) so that they develop and can be used in the future,” Putin said.
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Nuclear energy has become a reliable source of energy in space. And it has been talked regarding as essential to the operation of the lunar base. In September last year Scientists in the UK have also revealed plans to build a small reactor that would use fuel the size of a small grain. NASA plans to test the device in the future as well.
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These plans appear to herald a resumption of the space race since the Cold War, which ended with the Apollo victory. It has been more than 50 years since any human has stepped foot on the moon. But now many countries are working hard to get back to that point.
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Last year Russia itself launched the Luna-25 spacecraft. Went into space but ended in failure. China has sent probes to the moon since 2013 in several successful missions. This has enabled China to become one of the world’s leaders in space.
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Just like India was successful in landing a spacecraft on the moon. For its part, NASA or the United States is targeting the Artemis mission, which is focused on successfully returning humans to the moon. However, this plan has been postponed to at least 2026.
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It seems like every country is joining the train that is truly heading towards the space age. In the end, which country was the country that successfully followed the plan? Probably only time will tell.
Searched and edited by Witit Borompichaichartkul
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https://www.iflscience.com/russia-and-china-are-planning-on-building-a-nuclear-reactor-on-the-moon-73371
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https://www.reuters.com/technology/space/russia-china-are-considering-putting-nuclear-power-unit-moon-ria-2024-03-05/
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https://edition.cnn.com/2024/03/14/europe/putin-russia-nuclear-power-unit-space/index.html
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https://www.space.com/russia-china-shared-nuclear-reactor-2035-moon
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