Moon Fuel: A New Multi-Trillion Dollar Treasure
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Indiaโs space program wants to go where no nation has gone before โ to the south side of the moon. And once it gets there, it will study the potential for mining the moon for a source of waste-free nuclear energy that could be worth trillions of dollars.
The presence of helium-3 was confirmed in moon samples returned by the Apollo missions, and Apollo 17 astronaut Harrison Schmitt, a geologist who walked on the moon in December 1972, is an avid proponent of mining helium-3.
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Trump hails India's 'impressive strides' on moon exploration, pledges greater cooperation on space
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Chandrayaan-2 arrived at the moon in 2019 to begin a multiyear mapping mission to get high-definition photographs of the surface, photographs that could be useful for future landing missions. The country attempted to send a lander named Vikram to the surface, but the little machine was destroyed in a crash-landing .
A predecessor mission, Chandrayaan-1, confirmed ice water on the surface of the moon in 2009; water is considered an important resource for human missions. India plans even more work after this pair of missions, with Chandrayaan-3 already under development for a launch and another landing attempt next year.