: The race to colonise Moon could create conflict on Earth, suggests a new research #IndiaNEWS When it comes to the Moon, everyone wants the same things. Not in the sense of having shared goals, but

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The race to colonise Moon could create conflict on Earth, suggests a new research #IndiaNEWS
When it comes to the Moon, everyone wants the same things. Not in the sense of having shared goals, but in the sense that all players target the same strategic sites – state agencies and the private sector alike. That is because, whether you want to do science or make money, you will need things such as water and light.Many countries and private companies have ambitious plans to explore or mine the Moon. This will not be at some remote point in time but soon – even in this decade. As we set out in our recent paper, published in the Transactions of the Royal Society, this will spark tension on the ground unless we find ways to manage the situation imminently.So far, much of the debate around exploring and mining the Moon has focused on tensions in space between state agencies and the private sector. But as we see it, the pressing challenge arises from limited strategic resources. Strategic sitesImportant sites for science are also important for infrastructure construction by state agencies or commercial users. Such sites include “peaks of eternal light??? (where there is almost constant sunlight and hence access to power), and continually shaded craters at the polar regions, where there is water ice. Each is rare, and...Read more

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