Scientific American

How to build a moon base

In the U.S.- and China-led race to put astronauts back on the moon, there is, in fact, one overlapping goal: establishing a sustainable, permanent, crewed moon base. But each of the two nations’ ...
The Conversation

NASA wants to build a base on the Moon by the 2030s – how and why it plans to build up to a long‑term lunar presence

NASA’s Space Launch System rocket that will take an astronaut crew around the Moon rolls out to the launchpad. Joel Kowsky/NASA via Getty Images The next U.S. trip to the Moon isn’t about planting a ...
Marketplace

How one company is trying to help build a space economy

There is an isotope called helium-3 that could cool new quantum computers. It's rare on Earth, but plentiful on the moon. At a market price of $20 million a kilo, it might make economic sense to ...
Phys.org

NASA wants to build a base on the Moon by the 2030s, How and why it plans to build up to a long‑term lunar presence

The next U.S. trip to the moon isn't about planting a flag. It's about learning how to live and work there. NASA has just reset its Artemis program, marking a clear strategic shift: Space exploration ...