NASA’s moon base plan is really a bet on lunar logistics.
Not just landings — but cargo, power, cadence, mobility, and the supply chain needed to sustain operations at the lunar south pole.
That may be the real moonshot.
https://spacetech.industryexaminer.com/nasa-moon-base-plan-lunar-logistics-supply-chain/
Researchers at the #Ohio State #University proposed using a specialized laser-based #3Dprinting method to turn lunar regolith into hardened building material. This technology could also lead to resilient #habitats that will enable a long-term human presence on the #Moon, #Mars, and beyond 🪐 https://spectrum.ieee.org/lunar-base-3d-printing
RE: https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica/116285702941728946
The lunar 🌙 base would be established through three phases, each of these three phases would cost on the order of $10 billion. The first of these, running through 📆 2028, is estimated to comprise 21 landings, putting a total of 4 metric tons of payload on the #Moon. Phase two, running from 2029 to 2032, is projected to entail 27 landings with a total mass of 60 metric tons. The final phase, from 2032 to 2036, will establish #habitats for long-term human 🧑🚀 presence
#Trump and fiends want to build a #Moonbase! Will #nuclear storage be the next step?
#NeverForgetSeptember13 #NoNuclearOnTheMoon #MoonbaseAlpha #TechBros #Space1999 #Space2026
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