Nasa research engineer Berhanu Bulcha is working on locating the vital liquid under the lunar surface.
Ethiopian-American Nasa research engineer Berhanu Bulcha is aiming to find a solution to the problem of locating water on the moon, to help humans set up a permanent base there.Whether humans are on the Earth or elsewhere in the universe, that axiom remains the same.- the start of an ambitious space exploration programme that is designed to take humans back to the moon and beyond.
The presence of some water on the moon has already been confirmed. But the issue with most methods of detection is that they cannot tell the difference between water, which is made up of hydrogen and oxygen, and hydroxyl, another hydrogen-containing compound.The tiny laser device is part of a spectrometer that will allow for the detection of small molecules of water
The tiny instrument could also be deployed on a remotely operated rover. Reducing the size and weight of any objects designed to go on a lunar mission is crucial as space is at a premium.Nasa says going back to the Moon is part of a stepping stone to learn how to get to Mars The 38-year-old grew up in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, but moved to the US after high school to study physics and engineering at Virginia Commonwealth University."When I came to the US I did not have a support network, I was supporting myself. I was really isolated from the culture I grew up in and immersed into a new culture. The first thing you think of is to work hard and succeed in education," he says, reflecting on his early years in his adopted country.
For some a strict adherence to the scripture could close off the exploration of different ideas but for Dr Berhanu it led him to look beyond himself.
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