UK backs space mirror to melt ice on the Moon into drinking water
Get the Full StoryThe UK hopes to produce water on the Moon with a space mirror that reflects solar rays onto lunar ice. The device is the brainchild of the British Interplanetary Society BIS , the world s oldest space advocacy organisation. Boffins at the BIS named the device Ganymede s Chalice, after a mythical cup that turns mortals into Gods. On the moon, their elixir is frozen. They want to melt it into water through a technique called solar concentration. Automated cranes will first place the lunar ice into an air-locked crucible. A curved mirror will then reflect sunlight onto the ice. Using heat from This story continues at The Next WebShare: