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TOMSK, Jan 26 – RIA
Tomsk. The Tomsk scientists were included into consortium
which purpose is to find ways of mining in space; residents of Tomsk already
help to develop installation for receiving an analog of lunar soil, the press
service of Tomsk State University (TSU) reported on Thursday.
According to the university, on the XXV International
scientific symposium "Miner's Week - 2017" the agreement on the
accession of TSU to consortium on development of a space source of raw
materials was signed. The consortium also includes MISIS, Tomsk State
University of Control Systems and Radioelectronics, Kama Flow investment
company, Itessa company and LLC GAN (makes the equipment for magnetic-pulse
processing of materials).
"(At the symposium) scientists discussed
possibilities of investigation, production and processing of raw materials on
natural space objects. According to researchers, delivery of minerals to Earth,
economically isn't expedient, therefore the interest is in processing of
minerals in space", – is said in the message.
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It is explained that within 5-15 years production of
resources can begin on the Moon. Its surface layer – regolith – consists of
particles of the destroyed rocks. At the symposium the device and two
experimental structures for production of an analog of regolith, in which
development residents of Tomsk took part, was presented. The results received
during the work with this installation will form the project on extraction of
hydrogen and helium on the Moon.
At the symposium also formation of educational
programs for training of specialists who could work in the space mountain
overworking area was discussed.
"TSU needs to understand requirements of branches
after 2025. Space is one of new territories of development of humanity, it is
important for us to understand, to know and be able to train new specialists in
this direction. Now the management of TSU innovations is engaged in the
project, also we study a possibility of creation of the test center", –
the vice rector of the university Konstantin Belyakov is quoted in the message.