Japanese media: Space mining or become the next contest

Foreign media said the view of the worldwide increasing demand for rare earth elements, rare elements used to synthesize a large number of high-tech applications also significantly increased the necessity of mining is likely to become a race to the next space.

Japan, "Foreign scholars' magazine website July 16 Journal article said rare earth elements are widely used in sophisticated electronic equipment, nuclear technology, laser, superconductivity, and green energy technologies. As the world's largest rare earth producer, China in 2009 to limit its exports of rare earths, saying to do so in order to protect the environment.

The article said, in response to Beijing's initiative, Japan, the U.S. and South Korea as well as consumer countries such as rare earth producer of electronic products increased in the rare earth mineral exploration efforts in order to ensure their supply needs.

In 2011, Japan's exclusive economic zone on its Pacific ocean floor successful discovery of rare earth deposits. In addition to mineral exploration, the Japanese company Sumitomo SOEs Kazakhstan Kazakhstan State Atomic Energy Corporation jointly set up a joint venture company - peak atomic Rare Earth - purpose is a huge number of uranium from Kazakhstan slag extraction of rare earth elements. 2012, is headquartered in the United States re-molybdenum mining company had closed rare earth mine in California for many years, in order to meet domestic demand for civil and military fields. South Korea on the issue of rare earth exploration agreement with Kyrgyzstan.

The article points out, India, Canada, Tanzania, Australia, Brazil and Vietnam, and other countries have started their own territory in the exploration and exploitation of rare earth resources. Among them, Australia has the world's largest outside China rare earth mine.

The article said that in view of the earth's competition is so fierce, the Moon and other near-Earth asteroids rich in rare earth mineral mining work is waiting for the infrastructure and means of transport development. If there were such a company, then the space station will be the company's core components. The moon and near-Earth asteroid mining is likely to become a reality in 2050.

After nearly 30 years of failure, the 2013 finally have more space station while in orbit around the Earth at low altitude. These include the International Space Station ISS and "One Temple" space station. There are six on the International Space Station astronauts, and another three Chinese astronauts in the implementation of the 10th Shenzhou mission had arrived "One Temple" space station.

Articles that more international cooperation and the potential use of space resources in the study area competition will determine the future of humans in space. China will be the beginning of the 2020s, low-altitude orbit around the Earth in the construction of a new space station, the United States and Russia also intends to service the International Space Station in the existing building after the expiry of their own space station.

Although, the United States and Russia's space program is not very clear, but they have a particular strategy. Space powers currently developing multi-level super-heavy delivery systems, as well as two orbit or SSTO system. Super-heavy delivery systems will be able to greatly enhance the rocket carrying capacity. China's Long March rocket on the 9th, the U.S. space delivery systems as well as the Russian Angara rocket is capable of carrying nearly 100 tons of cargo to low-Earth orbit of super-heavy delivery systems - the weight of sufficient transport infrastructure in a launch in the international a quarter of the space station components.

The article points out, two or single stage to orbit reusable launch vehicle system can achieve manned space exploration, and Earth and rapid transport of goods between the two-way. Delivery systems and the development of the space station for space mining and other industrial purposes of an infrastructure part. The space station will be used as warehouses, production units, shelter and lounges, as the moon and near-Earth asteroid mines and factories to provide services.

The first space will be those minerals mined rare earth in space can be easily extracted, even if supply increases can also be lucrative, as well as those smaller mineral mass and volume. Moon and asteroids on the rare earth minerals are likely to meet these basic requirements.

Mineral resources for future space station will play a central role in transportation, they will also become a special material processing center. These special materials on Earth materials have significantly different physical and chemical properties, can be used in biochemistry, electronics, energy and other fields.

The article points out, to strengthen the extraterrestrial resource dependency will reduce dependence on the earth's resources. Future, the Earth's resources can be defined as strategic resource to be protected. Extraterrestrial resources for the development of revolutionary technology and pave the way for the start-space industry. Space industry will have many of the participants, then, the space will have a new world order.


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