We Were Wrong! China's Moon Discovery Just Changed Everything For SpaceX & NASA...
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0:00 - 0:21: Intro
0:22 - 2:49: Starship’s challenge
2:50 - 3:45: China’s discovery
3:46 - 8:32: How it could help
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We Were Wrong! China's Moon Discovery Just Changed Everything For SpaceX & NASA...
NASA and SpaceX's Starship undoubtedly will face major issues back to the Moon in this decade. Coincidentally, recent discoveries by China may provide the key to helping SpaceX overcome one of the biggest hurdles on this journey. This will even change everything that SpaceX intends to do when it comes to establishing a permanent presence on the moon
Let's find out in today's episode of Tech Map.
We Were Wrong! China's Moon Discovery Just Changed Everything For SpaceX & NASA...
starship’s challenge
Well, we all know that SpaceX's Starship is designed with a long-term vision of sending humans to Mars. This isn't just an ambition but the driving force behind Elon Musk's engineering decisions. Choosing liquid methane and oxygen as fuel for Starship is a prime example. Liquid methane is not only efficient but can also be produced on Mars, allowing the spacecraft to be self-sufficient for long missions. Mars shows great potential for methane as Nasa's Curiosity rover discovered methane on Mars' surface, especially at Gale Crater. However, the presence of methane on Mars is still a scientific mystery and not fully confirmed. Therefore, the methane Starship will use will be synthesized from Martian resources like CO2 and H2. Through a process called the Sabatier reaction, these will create CH4 (methane) and water. So, it seems there's little to worry about when it comes to local resources for Starship on Mars.
We Were Wrong! China's Moon Discovery Just Changed Everything For SpaceX & NASA...
However, when it comes to the Moon, the story is quite different. Despite being much closer to Earth, the Moon lacks significant fuel resources. Serious lunar research began in 1969 when Apollo astronauts brought precious rock samples back to Earth. Analyzing these samples revealed the presence of methane on the Moon, but at extremely low levels—not enough to be effectively harvested.
Since these initial discoveries, extensive studies have been conducted on the Moon. All results confirm that there are no significant natural sources or large reserves of methane on the Moon. Compared to other celestial bodies in our solar system, the Moon has almost no methane.
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