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Extreme drilling projects - Taking on the challenges of our world

Exploring the moon for water, drilling through ancient ice sheets, and endeavouring to penetrate scorching magma – in the world of drilling, the challenges the world currently faces are spurring on a series of extreme drilling projects reports Signe Hansen.

 NASA’s Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) will be equipped with The Regolith and Ice Drill for Exploring New Terrains (TRIDENT) to drill the Moon’s surface

NASA’s Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) will be equipped with The Regolith and Ice Drill for Exploring New Terrains (TRIDENT) to drill the Moon’s surface

Climate change, geopolitical energy insecurity and resource depletion - the challenges of our time are diverse, severe and well-known, and the search for solutions involves almost all industries and sciences,...

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