LUNARSABER Project Scientists developing streetlights for the moon will be higher than Qutub Minar

Streetlight on Moon: Space agencies around the world are exploring the Moon. From America to China, Russia and India have launched their missions there. Now preparations are on to send humans to the moon and create a permanent setup there. Scientists want to build human settlements, train systems, nuclear reactors etc. on the moon. However, before doing anything like this they will need light. In fact, there is no 24-hour day and night on the Moon like the Earth. One day there is equal to two weeks on Earth. When there is night on the moon, it is also long and freezing.

If man goes to stay on the moon for a long time, he will have to make arrangements for lighting. According to the report of Live Science, space technology company Honeybee Robotics, which is part of Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin, has come up with a solution to survive the dark nights of the moon. The company is talking about LunarStreetLamp, which will also work as solar batteries.

The name of this project is LUNARSABER. Its full form is- Lunar Utility Navigation with Advanced Remote Sensing and Autonomous Beaming for Energy Redistribution. The project is being funded by a US government agency. Its promotional video has surfaced, which shows that the project is at its own pace.

According to Vishnu Sengepalli, principal investigator of the project, each LunarSaber lamp installed on the Moon will be higher than roadside street lights on Earth. It will be 100 meters high which is taller than the Statue of Liberty.

As long as there is day on the Moon, the LunarSaber lamps will store sunlight. Then when the nights deepen on the moon, they will start glowing and will illuminate the surrounding area for many days. The question arises why the height of the Lunar Saber lamp has been kept high. The reason for this is the craters of the Moon. Like our Earth, the area there is not flat. There are many small and big craters on the moon. Due to the greater height of the LunarSaber lamp, its light will cover more area and scientists will be able to keep an eye on those craters also.

Another question arises that how will humans carry such a large structure to the moon? Scientists have also prepared for this. Honeybee engineers have designed an automatic system. This allows each Lunarbasser tower to raise itself on the moon. Only one base will be carried from Earth to the spacecraft. The entire tower will remain inside it which will stand on its own after reaching the moon.

This project is still in the initial stage. If projects like LUNARSABER are successful, nights on the moon will be illuminated.