Began in 2017 humans will mine gold in the Moon

In 2017 the company Moon Xpress plans began to take a number of valuable rocks on the Moon (Reuters/Eddie Keogh)

Moon Express, a private company from the United States plans to start mining gold on the Moon began in 2017.

Moon Express is one of 16 private companies that enter the competition Google Lunar XPRIZE. It is a challenge for private companies that can perform landing on the Moon.


Total prize to be gained participants is money worth US $ 30 million, those who made it to the Moon to be a successful landing and the recording surface of the Moon in high definition video.

Moon Express is one of the candidates who have a strong motivation. Since 2014 startup from Silicon Valley is preparing for the flight to the Moon. In fact, they've built a prototype model of the crew landing on the Moon.

Moon Express in collaboration with the rocket launcher Rocket Lab from California. Both agreed not just to land on the Moon, but rather take the rocks worth there.

Month estimated do have a number of valuable content such as, cobalt, gold, iron, palladium, platinum, tungsten and Helium-3 which can be used as a producer of nuclear power without radioactive. Examples of these rocks that will be brought to Earth.

Moon Express have received initial funding of US$500 thousand from NASA and US$1.25 million aid from Google to set up all of their needs before reaching the Moon.

(cnnindonesia)