月球探秘（The lunar exploration）.docVIP

月球探秘（The lunar exploration） One of the most exciting events of the 20th century was the man who landed on the moon. Yet the us and the Soviet unions lunar exploration activities cost billions of dollars and have little economic benefit. In 1972, after the Apollo program was completed, the lunar probe was silent for decades. Now, there are signs that lunar exploration is heating up again, and the land of land trend is quietly emerging. According to the latest U.S. space program, americans will set up a lunar outpost on the moon in 2005, building a fully equipped permanent residence in 2010, and building experimental factories and farms in 2020. Unlike early lunar exploration, the current probe is much more pragmatic, in a word, to race the moon and steal the precious lunar resources. The lure of the moon After the Soviet union launched its first man-made satellite in 1957, humans entered space and set about exploring the moon. From the late 1950s to the early 1970s, the Soviet union launched 32 probes into the moon. At the same time, the United States has sent 21 probes to the moon, which have yielded fruitful results for mankind. In 1969, more than one dozen astronauts landed on the moon, and the soil and rock specimens from the 440 kilograms of moon were brought back to the moon. But for many years since the end of the American Apollo program in 1972, lunar exploration is no longer the main project of the national space program. The main reason is the cost of lunar exploration. In recent years people have turned to the moon and have come up with more ambitious goals. On the one hand, this is because the rapid development of modern space technology provides the possibility of further explore the moon for humans, on the other hand, because scientists have saw a consequence: human endless development limited because of the need of the earths resources, will one day lead to resource depletion, and the unique natural environment and resources may become the scene of the