In the US, for the first time in history was given permission to a private company to make a flight to the moon. Moon Express Company delivers a spacecraft on the moon in the next year, and already get the satellite Earth minerals in a few years.
The private company Moon Express was founded in 2010 to participate in the Google Lunar X competition Prize with the support of NASA. The winner must deliver the device to the surface of the moon that can move on the surface of Earth’s satellite and transmit photos and high quality video. The main prize – 20 million dollars. Until now, private space companies could be satisfied with only the Earth’s orbit and launch satellites. Research projects for the development of near and outer space carried out exclusively by state space agencies. Their activities are spelled out in an international treaty, which is fixed on the moon is prohibited to place weapons, and distribute to its territory sovereignty.
The problem is that the treaty says nothing about private companies. Especially in the case of claims by the authorities, the company has prepared a document, which describes in detail all the actions of their spacecraft on the moon. The Moon Express pledged to notify US authorities about all their activities and assured that they will not touch the place of astronauts landing on Earth’s moon
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On currently Moon Express performs favorite Google competition – the company not only has permission to fly to the satellite of the Earth, but also a contract for the launch of a space with a private Rocket Lab.
If you win, Moon Express will deliver the rover to the moon MX-1, weighing about 10 kilograms. On board the rover will install equipment for scientific experiments, but the main purpose of its launch will be the most testing capabilities to deliver spacecraft to the Moon
The Moon Express believe that the Moon -. This is the eighth continent of the Earth and its future home. Besides minerals, the company plans to mine the moon and water, which is contained in the form of ice more than 40 lunar craters. The company’s founders say that within 15 years the Moon will be an important part of the economy of the Earth, and in the future, perhaps people will be living on the moon.
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