Entrepreneur and author Greg Autry says the Chinese government is incredibly close to starting operations on the moon after successfully launching a lunar probe.
Autry, a space policy expert touted as one of the key architects of U.S. space policy during the Trump administration, spoke to Blaze News about the commercialization of space during what he described as the Second Cold War. Ta.
“What I want people to understand is that we’re not ‘militarizing’ space. We’ve been there all along.”
“Cold War 2.0, which has clearly emerged whether we like it or not, the US vs. China/Russia, is very reminiscent of what drove us to Space Race 1.0,” Autry said. “These same factors are at play, especially as the U.S. government’s space budget is rapidly increasing, with the Space Force’s budget increased by the Biden administration and more than doubling since the start of the Trump administration. Money is flowing in for a reason, Autry continued.
After the recent launch of Chang’e 6, it is clear that the Chinese government has sent a message to the United States about where the rocket will land.
The lander, which aims to reach the moon’s surface in early June 2024, will settle in a crater called Apollo at the moon’s south pole, known as a “resource-rich region” with “access to water ice.” said Autry. This access is critical to operating on the Moon. This region also contains various metallic and rare earth elements.
“The Chinese chose A crater called Apollo — named for America’s Great Moon Commemoration Achievement — and its inner crater and Adjacent to Apollo Crater named after an individual NASA employees who died Astronauts,” Autry explained.
“I don’t think there is. error.Chinese people don’t make it A mistake in diplomatic protocol. THey, they’re putting a lander in there. A certain crater is about to rise their little Chinese, communists flag; actually pops up from landing craft.that is a message to us [and] we should take it seriously. “
Commercially, Autry said it would be about 10 years before private companies could bring anything other than small quantities of moonrock back to Earth, calling it “mocking” given its legitimate commercial value. He claimed that it was not like that.
Even though there is “”There is no ownership in the universe.” Autry said:I wouldn’t be surprised if China introduced it. some kind of scientific experiment, they may call them different names Around the most resource-rich places “Moon Area”
This could happen within “the next three to five years,” after which China would declare a “no-go zone” around the operation to prevent any state intervention, he said.
”parable Resources do not generate revenue Someday in the future, that area will You can also exclude it from , which works like this: Chinese hands. They think far ahead. THey, I’m thinking about decades or centuries. of a long-term commitment to owning the It’s basically the universe. ”
There is also interest in mining asteroids, Autry said, pointing to private companies in Israel and Japan aiming to land on the moon, but that would be much more difficult.
“There’s an asteroid out.” Things that can be mined and rules Although essentially the same, There are many individual asteroids Perhaps, ultimately, it is unlikely that I’m working on the same thing. The is interested in It’s the moon now.the moon is just While three days apart, those asteroids months or years apart, Energy needed to go back and forth the moon is much smaller than Amount of propellant required to move It came from an asteroid. ”
Autry’s new book “the red moon rises”, along with policy expert Peter Navarro, touch on the race to commercialize space. However, from a militaristic perspective, China is trying to gain advantages in areas such as communications. The solution is for the Space Force to be a little more focused and a little more forceful. Be practical in your leadership.
”I want people to understand We are not “militarized” space. We’ve been there all along. So lolThe hat Trump was trying to wear Advice for myself and others was involved in Transition team… It’s about creating and creating something more agile and focused. An organization where leadership is demonstrated Top-down cares about and understands the universe. ”
Autry noted that the Air Force generally has high-ranking former fighter pilots and said that historically the top priority has been to focus on fighter jets and air superiority.
” Air Force Acquisition System Notorious for being inefficient (to use a good one) word), remove spaces It’s called Space C.Onmand and a group called Space Systems command oneself Organizing Made Easy management. “
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