{"id":75026,"date":"2019-05-23T10:42:39","date_gmt":"2019-05-23T10:42:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/?p=75026"},"modified":"2019-05-23T10:43:04","modified_gmt":"2019-05-23T10:43:04","slug":"amazon-unveils-its-moon-lander","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/amazon-unveils-its-moon-lander\/","title":{"rendered":"Amazon unveils its moon lander"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Question: By which year the moon lander of Amazon is expected to take humans to the South Pole of moon?<br> (a) 2040<br> (b) 2050<br> (c) 2022<br> (d) 2024<br> Answer: (d)<br> Related facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Jeff Bezos the owner of Amazon and Blue Origin unveiled a lunar lander on 9th May, 2019. <\/li><li>This lander would be used to transport equipment, and possibly human beings to the south pole of the Moon by 2024 which was originally anticipated for 2028.<\/li>\n<script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7086827700842303\" data-ad-slot=\"2662621974\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n<li>Blue Origin will weigh about 33,000 pounds (15,000 kilograms) when filled fully with fuel and will decrease to around 7,000 pounds when it is about to land.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Generating water:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>This vehicle has been under development for the past three years. It will be capacitated to carry scientific instruments, the four small rovers, and also a future pressurized vehicle for humans.<\/li><li>It will land on Moon\u2019s South Pole. It is to be noted that ice deposits were confirmed in 2018.<\/li><li>Water can be exploited to produce hydrogen, which can help in fuelling the future exploration of the solar system.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Lunar colonies:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Bezos also outlined the broader vision to build an infrastructure to sustain the colonization of space by future generations of humans and shift polluting industries off the Earth.<\/li><li>The harsh conditions on the surface of the Moon make the project difficult. <\/li><li>Once up there, humans need to be secured from radiation and freezing temperatures in structures which will able to maintain atmospheric pressure in a vacuum. They will also need protection from meteorite strikes.<\/li><li>Top engineers are racing to design a tunnel boring machine capable of digging underground colonies for the first lunar inhabitants.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Links:<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/international\/amazon-unveils-its-moon-lander\/article27096558.ece\">https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/international\/amazon-unveils-its-moon-lander\/article27096558.ece<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Question: By which year the moon lander of Amazon is expected to take humans to the South Pole of moon? (a) 2040 (b) 2050 (c) 2022 (d) 2024 Answer: (d) Related facts: Jeff Bezos the owner of Amazon and Blue Origin unveiled a lunar lander on 9th May, 2019. 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