Consider the threat posed by climate change and global warming phenomena scientists and businessmen around the world began to seek alternative energy sources. In addition to wind energy or nuclear energy has recently introduced a new generation of energy substance : helium-3.

What exactly is helium-3? Helium-3, an isotope of helium, a gas used to inflate balloons, has a nucleus with two protons and one neutron. SunThe wind, the rapid flow of charged particles from the sun affects the planets and their moons in the solar system and thus helium 3 is deposited in surface soil (also known as regolith). As the atmosphere of the moon is very close to this stream of particles easily penetrate the layer of gas and reaches the Earth. Over millions and billions of years of flight. But his most protective gas layer of soil would be under the direct influence of the sun is socontaminated by toxic chemicals.

Louie Alvarez and Robert Cornog discovered helium 3 in 1939, but it was not until 1957 when he was made aware of the researchers. It is estimated that only a few hundred pounds does not exist on Earth, most of the by-product of nuclear weapons. Experts estimate that about 1 million tons of helium-3 on the moon, enough to supply the world with strength for thousands of years from now. This corresponds to a single space shuttle load (25 tons)could provide the energy needs of the entire United States a year after Apollo 17 astronaut Harrison Schmitt.

Supporters of this source of energy to support the idea of building reactors based on the reaction of deuterium and helium-3, even in the middle of a city. It is said that the fusion process through the reaction of this gas is very effective, and releases much less radioactive products. This gas can also be used for fuelSpacecraft.

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The Government of the United States and several European countries and the potential energy of the moon have been studied. Yet it is highly unlikely that any government or group of States in the funds needed to go to the moon, and a base on it up to the scientific study of the construction of support before production will be used. We hope that the next few years, a media campaign in support ofactivities related to global warming and the lack of terrestrial resources. Human society is often to keep pace with its increasing energy needs expected to increase eightfold in 2050, the population swells to 12 billion euros. The moon and its resources just may be the answer.

When the main factor that prevents the exploitation of lunar resources is the money. The long-term investors should look at a lot of these expenses10-15 for the tears, before a sufficient return on investment. Companies in the field of energy production is reluctant to invest in such activities. The second element that encourages skepticism and lack of appropriate technology. The fact is that when you apply for financial gain – not only in laboratories – and widely used, the technology is very expensive. Both supporters and skeptics consider that, for example, 70 tonnes of helium-3 producesmillion tons of lunar soil would be heated to 800 ° C is necessary to release the gas.

If successful, the efforts of researchers' to find new alternative resources on the moon could pay for the interest of investors, but as we said before, no one is willing to invest money in soap balloons and a moon in the sky.