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...lunar settlement venture, you will need to explain the exact state of the lunar settlement at the time the effort will start. Some visions of lunar colonies are amusing as presented. Substituting snide remarks is improper.

...quator. Also the radiative equilibrium temperature depends on color. The lunar surface is reasonably well approximated by neutral grey tending toward blac ...experience with reasonable experimental effort. The cold mass of rock and dirt at a crater bottom is something new, but the robot foot that contacts that

What use of "Lunar Soil" is a misnomer? According to a definition in Merriam-Webster's Dictio ...organic content, whereas the Moon has none. However, standard usage among lunar scientists is to ignore that distinction." Whose definition is it that opp

.... It is on the Earth side of the Moon and is the biggest mountain near the Lunar South Pole. The distance from the peak of [[Mt. Malapert]] to the South Pol ...e peak, the sun will appear low in the horizon, and circle the sky for one lunar day (29 Earth days). This is a great site for a field of solar panels.

...sms if we are to build a successful settlement on the [[Moon]]. The harsh lunar environment makes many of these very challenging designs. The factors making machine design difficult in the lunar environment include:

...e of toilet to be used on the moon. The possible extraction of water from lunar ice at the poles and the use of such water to produce rocket fuel by electr ...everely because when it is gone, hydrogen will need to be imported to keep lunar industry running.

...re is even potential for increased funding to support both science and the lunar mission, given the differing priorities of the parties on budgeting and tax ...Satellites]], Lunar [[Solar Power]] or Lunar [[Helium3]], or through other lunar [[In Situ Resource Utilization]].

This is a discussion of one possible architecture for lunar settlements. There are many other possibilities. This one assumes that la ==Generations of Lunar Buildings==

Objections, as presented by a peculiarly inept and accommodating opponent to lunar industrialization, and answers follow: ...me way as the USA built the Panama Canal with government money. Consider a Lunar Rocket-sled to Orbit to be a public works project.