Now you are talking in the sensible way, Pls avoid releasing O2 in moon type statement away.
Thorium could be the fuel for the lunar base for LFTR thorium reactor. But it is already abundant on the earth,
Few of my points are
- Sudden Moon love to various countries arises due to the Helium and rare metals
- India is not only the one who is doing research on the thorium based reactors, infact Chinese are also very interested in that
- India have fast reserve of thorium in its shores, that is capable of providing power for 100 years
- Lunar mining could be possible, in future when it become more fessibile, but right now NO.
- Hydrogen and geo thermal energy is the key to the unlimited source of energy on earth
When I was young during the discussion with my friends I propose a train to the Moon, and every one laugh on me. Actually with the train I was referring to the long Maglev track build underground in the mountains, and in the end a long tube in which vaccum is created which is higher as much as possible say 10,000 feet supported by Iron strings, which could Sling Shots the Robotic controlled transportation vehicle accross the gravitational barrier with the escape velocity of 11.2km/s that could take the material from earth to Moon, which could be our intermediate base for the space exploration journey. Well it looks fantasy, but pretty much possible.
@Nilgiri @MilSpec @nForce @PARIKRAMA @Abingdonboy @Blue Marlin What is your take in such idea for transporting the material, That would require 100 of KM of vast free space, say some lone Island of Andaman and nicobar Island, in which a big Mountain is there, where a thorium based reactor would power the whole Maglev track, which is a tube where vaccum could be created, and a vehicle which could move in that tube in circle, to achieve such velocity and then released like a sling shot to escape the gravitational barrier of earth, and later journey thru small booster rockets. The landing on the moon thru baloon and booster rocket to slow down the speed.
