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"Scientists have developed an energy source which could allow astronauts to live on the Moon for long periods of time.
The Nasa-led Artemis Program hopes for an outpost on the Moon by around 2030.
Bangor University has designed nuclear fuel cells, the size of poppy seeds, to produce the energy needed to sustain life there. . . ."
The Nasa-led Artemis Program hopes for an outpost on the Moon by around 2030.
Bangor University has designed nuclear fuel cells, the size of poppy seeds, to produce the energy needed to sustain life there. . . ."
Moon base: Bangor scientists design fuel to live in space
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SGT Mary G. I see the benefits & challenges... excellent article.
...""It's thought there is titanium, lithium, silicon, iron, and many other minerals which are used for all sorts of 21st Century technologies.
"The actual amount is unknown... but most companies are confident that it's enough to make it economically viable."
He warned things could become complicated as space is commercialised, citing outdated space laws.
"The rules of the road, such as they are, were written in 1967 - the Outer Space Treaty.
"It's still a template but it's 50 years out of date because it didn't know about modern technology, the competition that's out there and the commercial aspects - because then it was very much state-led.
"So without updated laws, agreed by the United Nations, it is a little bit of a free-for-all for everybody - and that brings dangers.
"Because if you haven't got the guidelines within which to operate, then the clear competition that will happen is operating without a legal framework."
...""It's thought there is titanium, lithium, silicon, iron, and many other minerals which are used for all sorts of 21st Century technologies.
"The actual amount is unknown... but most companies are confident that it's enough to make it economically viable."
He warned things could become complicated as space is commercialised, citing outdated space laws.
"The rules of the road, such as they are, were written in 1967 - the Outer Space Treaty.
"It's still a template but it's 50 years out of date because it didn't know about modern technology, the competition that's out there and the commercial aspects - because then it was very much state-led.
"So without updated laws, agreed by the United Nations, it is a little bit of a free-for-all for everybody - and that brings dangers.
"Because if you haven't got the guidelines within which to operate, then the clear competition that will happen is operating without a legal framework."
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