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India’s quest to find a trillion-dollar nuclear fuel on the Moon
Deccan Chronicle ^ | Jun 30, 2018, 11:43 am IST

Posted on 07/01/2018 7:44:57 PM PDT by BenLurkin

The rover landing is one step in an envisioned series for ISRO that includes putting a space station in orbit and, potentially, an Indian crew on the moon. The government has yet to set a timeframe.

The rover landing is one step in an envisioned series for ISRO that includes putting a space station in orbit and, potentially, an Indian crew on the moon. The government has yet to set a timeframe.

“We are ready and waiting,’’ said Sivan, an aeronautics engineer The mission would solidify India’s place among the fleet of explorers racing to the moon, Mars and beyond for scientific, commercial or military gains. The governments of the US, China, India, Japan and Russia are competing with startups and billionaires Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson to launch satellites, robotic landers, astronauts and tourists into the cosmos.

The rover landing is one step in an envisioned series for ISRO that includes putting a space station in orbit and, potentially, an Indian crew on the moon. The government has yet to set a timeframe.

“We are ready and waiting,’’ said Sivan, an aeronautics engineer who joined ISRO in 1982. “We’ve equipped ourselves to take on this particular programme.’’

The upcoming launch of Chandrayaan-2 includes an orbiter, lander and a rectangular rover. The six-wheeled vehicle, powered by solar energy, will collect information for at least 14 days and cover an area with a 400-meter radius. The rover will send images to the lander, and the lander will transmit those back to ISRO for analysis.

A primary objective, though, is to search for deposits of helium-3.

(Excerpt) Read more at deccanchronicle.com ...


TOPICS: Astronomy; Science
KEYWORDS: astronomy; fusion; he3; helium3; india; isro; pipedream; science; spaceexploration
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1 posted on 07/01/2018 7:44:57 PM PDT by BenLurkin
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I thought the Moon is Aluminum to the Erf being Iron.


2 posted on 07/01/2018 7:46:37 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: BenLurkin

Why do the same paragraphs repeat over and over, in that article?


3 posted on 07/01/2018 7:47:31 PM PDT by Windflier (Pitchforks and torches ripen on the vine. Left too long, they become black rifles.)
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To: BenLurkin

I can’t wait for the LULZ when they have to call tech support.


4 posted on 07/01/2018 7:51:32 PM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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To: Windflier

If you are having problems please call technician support. ;-)


5 posted on 07/01/2018 7:52:03 PM PDT by Kartographer ("We mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.")
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To: BenLurkin

All they are going to find is green cheese there.


6 posted on 07/01/2018 7:55:03 PM PDT by entropy12 (1 Mil Daca is the shining object to hide 30 mil low quality LEGAL immigrants in last 25 years)
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"The rover landing is one step in an envisioned series for ISRO that includes putting a space station in orbit and, potentially, an Indian crew on the moon.

How many times does this sentence have to be repeated in the article?

7 posted on 07/01/2018 7:56:52 PM PDT by jonrick46 (Cultural Marxism is the new cult of the Left.)
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To: entropy12
All they are going to find is green cheese there.

....and...


8 posted on 07/01/2018 7:57:00 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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Pow,right in the kisser!

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9 posted on 07/01/2018 7:59:23 PM PDT by Mears
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LOL.

Is the Erf supposed to look like Ralph?


10 posted on 07/01/2018 7:59:54 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: Mears

Bang! Zoom!


11 posted on 07/01/2018 7:59:58 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: BenLurkin

“India Poverty Statistics. As per the survey conducted in 2011-2012, the percentage of persons below the Poverty Line in India for the year 2011-12 has been estimated as 25.7% in rural areas, 13.7% in urban areas and 21.9% for the country as a whole.” Get your priorities right, and get a valid reason to go to the moon other than country pride.


12 posted on 07/01/2018 8:14:42 PM PDT by Fungi
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Naw, it’s green cheese!


13 posted on 07/01/2018 8:17:55 PM PDT by bigbob (Trust Sessions. Trust the Plan.)
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To: Fungi

I think they all left India and are in my town running all of the convenience stores.

It’s unbelievable.

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14 posted on 07/01/2018 8:18:53 PM PDT by Mears
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To: jonrick46

I may have done a bad cut and paste.


15 posted on 07/01/2018 8:19:37 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: Fungi

“Get your priorities right, and get a valid reason to go to the moon”

He3 is a valid reason.


16 posted on 07/01/2018 8:28:27 PM PDT by DBrow
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To: BenLurkin
Maybe they should start with something easy, like cleaning all the sh*t off their streets, and remove all the human and animal corpses from the rivers.


 

17 posted on 07/01/2018 8:37:09 PM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie (MAGA in the mornin', MAGA in the evenin', MAGA at suppertime . . .)
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To: BenLurkin

More power to them.


18 posted on 07/01/2018 8:38:16 PM PDT by StolarStorm
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To: Kartographer

19 posted on 07/01/2018 8:42:23 PM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: BenLurkin

I have seen this problem in other news articles. No worries. I thought it was another one of them.

The article is actually pretty interesting.

Helium-3 from the moon may be a lost cause because there may be low concentrations in the soil. Going to planets like Uranus, which has plentiful Helium-3 in its atmosphere, has one big problem: The 12-year round-trip time to bring it back.


20 posted on 07/01/2018 9:57:21 PM PDT by jonrick46 (Cultural Marxism is the new cult of the Left.)
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