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A Research Trend on Lunar Resources and Lunar Base

달 자원 탐사와 달 기지 연구 동향

  • Kim, Kyeong Ja (Geological Research Division, Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources)
  • 김경자 (한국지질자원연구원 국토지질연구본부)
  • Received : 2017.10.23
  • Accepted : 2017.10.30
  • Published : 2017.12.31
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Abstract

A new era with the $4^{th}$ Industrial Revolution certainly brings new opportunities for human to explore human's activities outside of the Earth. After the Apollo program, exploration for lunar resources and establishment of lunar base seem to be in reality. This could be due to new findings by the LCROSS and LRO proving the advanced scientific development and new scientific results about the moon from Asian countries including China with Chang'E missions. It is expected that fossil fuels will be in shortage in the near future and at this time, Helium-3 could be an energy resource as a replacement of the fossil fuels. At present it is well known that countries like Russia, USA, and Europe will continue to investigate on lunar exploration especially with landers toward future human activities on the moon to establish a lunar base. With this point of view, it is important for human to understand lunar resources and prepare for prospective utilization of lunar resources. This review paper considers on a point of view in both lunar resource exploration and establishment of lunar base.

4차 산업 혁명의 시작은 우주산업의 발달을 초래하며 인류가 지구 밖으로 인류의 활동영역을 넓혀가는 첫 계기를 가져다주었다. 아폴로 프로그램이후 달 자원 탐사 및 달 기지 건설이 현실화 되고 있는 것은 미국의 LCROSS (The Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite)와 LRO (Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter)의 보다 진보적인 과학적 발전과 중국 창어 미션 등 최근 아시아 국가들이 내놓은 과학적인 새로운 발견이 크게 관여하였다. 달의 극지 자원은 물과 함께 휘발성 물질들이며 현지에서 활용이 요구되므로 인류의 달 기지 건설에 있어서 더욱 중요하다. 헬륨-3는 화석연료가 고갈 될 쯤에는 대체에너지로 활용될 수 있다. 현재 러시아, 유럽과 미국 뿐 만아니라 아시아에서도 달 표면 착륙을 통한 달 탐사와 인류의 향후 기지 건설에 대한 준비는 지속적으로 이어 질 것으로 전망되고 있다. 이러한 시점에서 정확한 달 자원을 이해하고 달 자원 탐사와 활용을 위한 준비는 보다 중요한 현실이라는 점을 고려하여 이 논문은 달 자원 탐사와 달기지에 대하여 고찰하였다.

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